Psychology - Ph.D., Psy.D. Comparison
| Course Title | PsyD | PhD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum I: Foundations of Psychological Science | |||
| PSYC 524 | History, Systems, and Philosophy of Psychology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PSYC 545 | Cognitive Foundations | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PSYC 551 | Psychobiological Foundations | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PSYC 564 | Foundations of Social and Cultural Psychology | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PSYC 575 | Foundations of Human Development | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PSYC 591 | Colloquia (one unit each year for three years) | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Totals | 21.0 | 21.0 | |
| Course Title | PsyD | PhD | |
| Core Curriculum II: Quantitative Psychology Research Methodology | |||
| PSYC 501 | Advanced Statistics I | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PSYC 502 | Advanced Statistics II | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PSYC 505 | Research Methods in Psychological Science | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PSYC 511 | Psychometric Foundations | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PSYC 503 | Advanced Multivariate Statistics (required only for M.A. or students pursuing the Ph.D.) | 4.0 | |
| Totals | 15.0 | 19.0 | |
| Course Title | PsyD | PhD | |
| Core Curriculum III: Wholeness | |||
| PSYC 526 | Ethics and Legal Issues in Clinical Psychology | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PSYC 554 | Health Psychology | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PSYC 567 | Human Diversity | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| RELE 5__ Graduate-level ethics | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| RELR 540 | Wholeness and Health | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| RELT 530 | Spirituality and Clinical Psychology | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Totals | 19.0 | 19.0 | |
| Course Title | PsyD | PhD | |
| Clinical Psychology: General | |||
| PSYC 555 | Psychopharmacology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PSYC 571 | Adult Psychopathology | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PSYC 681 | Clinical Supervision and Consultation | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PSYC 681L | Clinical Supervision and Consultation Laboratory | 1.0 | |
| PSYC 683 | Management and Professional Practice | 1.0 | |
| Totals | 10.0 | 8.0 | |
| Course Title | PsyD | PhD | |
| Psychological Assessment | |||
| PSYC 512 | Cognitive/Intellectual Assessment | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PSYC 512L | Cognitive/Intellectual Practice Laboratory | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PSYC 513 | Objective Personality Assessment | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PSYC 513L | Objective Personality Practice Laboratory | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PSYC 516 | Neuropsychological Assessment | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PSYC 516L | Neuropsychological Assessment Practice Laboratory | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9.0 | |
| Course Title | PsyD | PhD | |
| Psychological Treatment | |||
| PSYC 581 | Evidence-Based Psychological Practice I | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PSYC 581L | Evidence-Based Psychological Practice I | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PSYC 582 | Evidence-Based Psychological Practice II | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PSYC 582L | Evidence-Based Psychological Practice II | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PSYC 583 | Evidence-Based Psychological Practice III | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PSYC 583L | Evidence-Based Psychological Practice III | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PSYC 584 | Evidence-Based Psychological Practice IV | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PSYC 584L | Evidence-Based Psychological Practice IV | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 12.0 | |
| Course Title | PsyD | PhD | |
| Electives | |||
| Other options available for Psy.D. electives3 | 19.0 | ||
| Cultural Psychology | |||
| Advanced Topics in Multivariate Analyses | |||
| Geropsychology | |||
| Human Sexual Behavior and Treatment | |||
| Drug Addiction and Therapy | |||
| Child, Partner, and Elder Abuse | |||
| Other options available for Ph.D. electives3 | 18.0 | ||
| Cultural Psychology | |||
| Advanced Topics in Multivariate Analyses | |||
| Geropsychology | |||
| Clinical Supervision and Consultation Laboratory | |||
| Management and Professional Practice | |||
| Human Sexual Behavior and Treatment | |||
| Drug Addiction and Therapy | |||
| Child, Partner, and Elder Abuse | |||
| Directed Clinical Experience | |||
| Totals | 19.0 | 18.0 | |
| Course Title | PsyD | PhD | |
| Research | |||
| PSYC 696 | Psy.D. Doctoral Research (1-8) | 16.0 | |
| PSYC 697 | Doctoral Research (1-4) | 51.0 | |
| Totals | 16.0 | 51.0 | |
| Overall Totals | 121.0 | 157.0 | |
| Course Title | PsyD | PhD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical practice | |||
| PSYC 721 | Practicum Preparation I4 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PSYC 781 | Internal Practicum (2) 4 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| PSYC 782 | External Practicum (4) 4 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| PSYC 798 | Pre-Internship (4) 4 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| PSYC 799B | Internship (10 units per quarter, total 40 units [2000 hours]) 4 | 40.0 | 40.0 |
| Totals | 83.0 | 83.0 | |
| 1 | RELE 500- or 600-level courses will also be accepted. |
| 2 | RELT 500- or 600-level courses will also be accepted. |
| 3 | Students may meet their elective-unit requirement through any of the following: 1) any elective course chosen from this list, 2) any other elective course offered by the Department of Psychology that is not being used to meet another requirement, 3) any graduate-level course offered in any other department in the School of Behavioral Health, or 4) any graduate-level course offered in any school other than the School of Behavioral Health, with department approval. |
| 4 | 700-numbered courses are in addition to the didactic units required for the degree. |
