Coursework, PhD Clinical Psychology Los Angeles

Coursework

The following curriculum for the Clinical PhD Program at the Los Angeles campus reflects two choices for students. Option "A" is the preferred curriculum, incorporating a fifth-year, full-time internship. Opportunities for the full-time internship may be outside of Southern California. Option "B" takes into account some students' personal circumstances and involves two half-time local internship rotations in the fourth and fifth years.

Option A

First Year

PSY 6001 Orientation to Research (0 units)
PSY 6023 Principles of Research Design (3 units)
PSY 6043 Statistics (PhD) (3 units)
PSY 6044 Statistics Lab (PhD) (0 units)
PSY 6068 Research Methods: Multivariate Statistics (3 units)
PSY XXXX Multivariate Statistics Lab (1 unit)
PSY 6101 Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior (3 units)
PSY 6112 Social Bases of Behavior (3 units)
PSY 6119, 6120 Intercultural Processes/Human Diversity (3, 3 units)
PSY 6523 Psychopathology (3 units)
PSY 6530 Intro to Ethical Practice and Law (2 units)
PSY 6608 Emphasis Area Course (3 units)

Second Year

PSY 6036 Research Practicum (3, 3 units) 6037
PSY 6105 Biological Aspects of Behavior (3 units)
PSY 6529 Clinical Interviewing (3 units) one semester only
PSY 7108 Advanced Tests and Measurements (3 units)
PSY 7112 History and Systems of Psychology (3 units)
PSY 7515, 7516 Psychodiagnostic Assessment (3, 3 units)
PSY 7517, 7518 Assessment Lab (0, 0 units)
PSY 7570 Prep for Doctoral Candidacy (0 units)
PSY 8500 Clinical Elective (3 units)

Third Year

PSY 7529, 7530* Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Interventions (3, 3 units)
PSY 7537 Psychodynamic Approaches to Interventions (3, 3 units)
PSY 7543* Systems Approaches to Interventions (3, 3 units)
PSY 7553, 7554 Field-Based Practicum (5, 5 units)
PSY 8500 Clinical Elective (3 units)
PSY 8905, 8906 Research in Applied Settings (3, 3 units)
PSY 8907, 8908 Dissertation Development (5, 5 units)

*Students choose two of these three approaches to interventions.

Fourth Year

PSY 8500 3 Clinical Electives (3 units)
PSY 9556 Professional Roles (3 units)
PSY 9581, 9582 Half-Time Internship (7.5, 7.5 units)
PSY 9925, 9926 PhD Doctoral Dissertation (7.5, 7.5 units)

Fifth Year

PSY 9585, 9586 Full-time Internship (7.5, 7.5units)

Option B

First Year

PSY 6001 Orientation to Research (0 units)
PSY 6023 Principles of Research Design (3 units)
PSY 6035 Research Practicum (3 units)
PSY 6043 Statistics (PhD) (3 units)
PSY 6044 Statistics Lab (0 units)
PSY 6068 Research Methods: Multivariate Statistics (3 units)
PSY 6101 Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior (3 units)
PSY 6112 Social Bases of Behavior (3 units)
PSY 6119, 6120 Intercultural Processes/Human Diversity (3, 3 units)
PSY 6523 Psychopathology (3 units)
PSY 6530 Intro to Ethical Practice and Law (2 units)
PSY 6608 Emphasis Area Course (3 units)

Second Year

PSY 7108 Advanced Tests and Measurements (3 units)
PSY 6036, 6037 Research Practicum (3, 3 units)
PSY 6105 Biological Aspects of Behavior (3 units)
PSY 6529, 6533 Clinical Interviewing (3, 3 units)
PSY 7112 History and Systems of Psychology (3 units)
PSY 7515, 7516 Psychodiagnostic Assessment (3, 3 units)
PSY 7517, 7518 Assessment Lab (0, 0 units)
PSY 7570 Prep for Doctoral Candidacy (0 units)

Third Year

PSY 7529* Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Interventions (3, 3 units)
PSY 7537* Psychodynamic Approaches to Interventions (3, 3 units)
PSY 7544* Systems Approaches to Interventions (3, 3 units)
PSY 7553 Field-Based Practicum (5, 5 units)
PSY 8905 Research in Applied Settings (3 units)

*Students choose two of these three approaches to interventions.

Fourth Year

PSY 8500 3 Clinical Electives (3 units)
PSY 9581, 9582 Half-Time Internship (7.5, 7.5 units)
PSY 8907, 8908 Dissertation Development (5, 5 units)

Fifth Year

PSY 9581, 9582 Half-Time Internship (7.5, 7.5 units)
PSY 8500 2 Clinical Electives
PSY 9556 Professional Roles (3 units)
PSY 9925, 9926 PhD Doctoral Dissertation (5, 5 units)