Prerequisite for admission to all professional courses is graduate
standing in the Psychology Department. Only those courses with prerequisites
listed as consent are open to senior psychology majors and students
with special student status. Consent may be obtained by contacting the
Psychology Department prior to registration.
PY 501 Experimental Foundations I (3)
Survey of fundamental areas of Psychology including learning, perception,
physiological, motivation, emotion, research design etc. Prerequisite:
Consent.
PY 502 Experimental Foundations II (3)
Continuation of PY 501. Prerequisite: Consent.
PY 510 Intermediate Statistics (3)
Survey of basic statistical principles
including parametric and non-parametric hypothesis-testing techniques,
correlation, and an introduction to computer statistical packages. Prerequisite:
Consent.
PY 520 Intellectual and Diagnostic Assessment of Adults (3)
Introduction to administration, scoring, and interpretation of tests
of intellectual and neurological function, objective personality tests,
projective techniques, and screening measures. Emphasis on assessment
of adults. Must be taken with PY 580. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
PY 521 Intellectual & Diagnostic Assessment of Children (3)
Continuation of Psychology 520, with emphasis on assessment of children
and adolescents. Must be taken with PY 581. Prerequisite: PY 520.
PY 540 Advanced Psychopathology (3)
Theory, research, and clinical
approaches to problems of adulthood and childhood. Prerequisite: Consent.
PY 550 Introduction to Psychotherapy Techniques (3)
Theory and practice of skills in interviewing, basic therapy skills,
and crisis intervention. Must be taken with PY 590. Prerequisite: Graduate
standing and concurrent enrollment in (or completion of) PY 520.
PY 551 Individual Adult Psychotherapy (3)
Theory and practice of specific intervention skills in the management
of ongoing individual therapy. Must be taken concurrently with PY 591.
Prerequisite: PY 520 & PY 550.
PY 560 Ethics, Diversity, and Professional Practice (3)
This course will explore contemporary aspects of professional practice
germane to masters level psychologists. The primary focus will be on
the understanding and application of the APA Ethics Code, with a secondary
emphasis on the development of sensitivity, expertise, and competencies
for working with clients with diverse beliefs, values, heritage's, and
preferences. Special topics such as domestic violence and substance
abuse, as well as other professional issues such as requirements for
licensure and career path options, may also be explored. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing
PY 580 Assessment Practicum I (1.5)
Students will be expected
to demonstrate and master a variety of clinical techniques involving
assessment skills being taught concurrently in PY 520.
Prerequisite: Must be taken concurrently with PY 520.
PY 581 Assessment Practicum II (1.5)
Students will be expected
to demonstrate and master a variety of clinical techniques involving
assessment skills being taught concurrently in PY 521. Prerequisite:
Must be taken concurrently with PY 521.
PY 590 Psychotherapy Practicum I (1.5)
Students will be expected
to demonstrate and master a variety of clinical techniques involving
therapeutic skills being taught concurrently in PY 550. Prerequisite:
Must be taken concurrently with PY 550.
PY 591 Psychotherapy Practicum II (1.5)
Students will be expected
to demonstrate and master a variety of clinical techniques involving
therapeutic skills being taught concurrently in PY 551. Prerequisite:
Must be taken concurrently with PY 551.
PY 601 Internship (6)
(To be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours
credit toward the degree) Field training experience oriented toward
the development of skills in assessment and therapeutic intervention,
consultation experiences, preventive applications and group and family
interventions. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy status and consent
of instructor.
PY 620 Seminar in Psychology (3)
(May be repeated with different topics) Selected topics of relevant
psychological, clinical, and professional issues. Prerequisite: Consent.
PY 650 Child, Family and Marital Therapy (3)
Theory and practice of interventions in marital, family, and child management
problems. Prerequisite: PY 551.
PY 660 Theories of Psychotherapy (3)
Survey of the major psychodynamic, humanistic, and behavioral schools
of psychotherapy. The historical development, therapeutic applications,
and empirical support of each will be discussed. Prerequisite: Consent.
PY 695 Independent Research (1-3)
Independent supervised research.
Prerequisite: Completed 6 hours in PY 699 Thesis. Does not count toward
graduation.
PY 699 Thesis (3)
(To be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours credit toward the degree) Independent
supervised research. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy status.