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GPS Masters in - Clinical Psychology
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credits
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GPS 505
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Psychopharmacological Agents and Physiological Psychology
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3*
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GPS 507
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Psychological Assessment I
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4*
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GPS 508
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Psychological Assessment II
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4*
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GPS 510
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Research Methods I
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3*
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GPS 511
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Research Methods II
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3*
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GPS 513
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Advanced Developmental Psychology
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3*
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GPS 515
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Advanced Abnormal Psychology
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3*
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GPS 516
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Advanced Abnormal Psychology
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3*
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GPS 520
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Multicultural and Social Psychology
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3*
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GPS 525
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Introduction to Clinical Intervention I
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4*
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GPS 526
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Introduction to Clinical Intervention II
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3*
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GPS 535
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Career Counseling
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3 ^
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GPS 601
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Group Therapy
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3+ ^
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GPS 605
GPS 606
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Play Therapy
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The Practice of Intensive Psychotherapy
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3
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GPS 608
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Practicum I
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3*
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GPS 609
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Practicum II
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3*
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GPS 610
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Internship, Ethics and Professional Affairs I
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3*
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GPS 611
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Internship, Ethics and Professional Affairs II
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3*
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GPS 612
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Marital and Family Therapy
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3+ ^
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GPS 686
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Independent Study (Optional)
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GPS 689
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Research Seminar
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3*
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Total Credits for Mental Health Counseling Track
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63
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* required of M.A. degree
+ electives in M.A. degree – take 3 of 4
^ required in C.M.H.C track in addition to required M.A. courses
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GPS 505 - Psychopharmacological Agents and Physiological Psychology This course will review the cognitive, neurological, physiological, and psychological effects of psychoactive drugs such as sedatives, stimulants, opiates, antidepressants, alcohol, and hallucinogens. The anatomy, physiology, and endocrinology of the brain that are influenced by these drugs will also be reviewed, as will the use of psychoactive drugs in treatment of a variety of mental and physical disorders in both adults and children.
Prerequisites:
Bachelor’s Degree, Introduction to Psychology and Physiological Psychology or its equivalent. The instructor recommends reviewing Neil R. Carlson’s Behavioral Neuroscience text prior to enrolling in this course.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Fall
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GPS 507 - Psychological Assessment I This course is an introduction to the construction, administration, and interpretation of psychological tests. Emphasis during the first semester will be on the assessment of cognitive functions and abilities. Students will have an opportunity to practice and administer individual cognitive measures both in lab and independently with supervision. The course includes a testing skills lab that meets one and one-half hour per week.
Prerequisites:
GPS 515 must be taken prior to or concurrently with this course. The course is open to degree students only or with permission of the director.
Credits: 4 cr.
Miscellaneous Notes:
Laboratory fee
When Offered: Fall
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GPS 508 - Psychological Assessment II This course is a continuation of GPS 507, with an emphasis on objective and projective personality tests. Administration and scoring procedures, underlying theoretical principles, and clinical application of tests will be reviewed in detail. Over the course of the semester students will learn how test data is used to enhance diagnostic decision-making and case conceptualization through the creation of a comprehensive assessment report. The course includes a lab component during which students will gain additional hands-on experience with psychometric tests.
Prerequisites:
GPS 507. GPS 516 must be taken prior to or concurrently with this course. The course is open to degree students only or with the permission of the director.
Credits: 4 cr.
Miscellaneous Notes:
Laboratory fee.
When Offered: Spring
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GPS 510 - Research Methods I This course focuses on understanding the strengths and limitations of methodological techniques and statistical analyses used within quantitative psychological research.
Prerequisites:
Bachelor’s Degree and an undergraduate Statistics course.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Fall
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GPS 511 - Research Methods II This course is designed to give students an introduction to the philosophical, conceptual, and practical basis of qualitative methodologies. We will survey the most common types of qualitative inquiry and their theoretical roots, differences between qualitative and quantitative methods, techniques of data collection and analysis, integration of qualitative and quantitative methods, and current debates regarding qualitative inquiry. Students will become familiar with published qualitative work in the discipline of psychology and conduct their own qualitative project.
Prerequisites:
Bachelor’s Degree and either Research Methods I or undergraduate Statistics.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Spring
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GPS 513 - Advanced Developmental Psychology Advanced Developmental Psychology is designed to provide you with an opportunity for in-depth exploration of major topics in human development throughout the life span. Topics include genetics, brain & motor development, cognition, language, attachment, and parenting & family. Within each area of study, we will consider the hereditary, psychological, and social influences on development, and discuss a variety of theoretical and experimental approaches. The culminating project of the course is a comprehensive study of a specific developmental disorder, including its etiology, effects across domains and throughout the lifespan, impacts on parenting and family life, and implications for clinical practice.
Prerequisites:
Bachelor’s Degree, Developmental Psychology (or its equivalent).
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Summer
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GPS 515 - Advanced Abnormal Psychology I An in-depth look at clinical theory as it relates to child and adolescent development. With a basis in theoretical knowledge, the student will then study the DSM-5, ICD-10 and the PDM child and adolescent disorders with an added focus on the phenomenological experience of the child/adolescent.
Prerequisites:
The course is open to degree students only or with permission of the Director.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Fall
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GPS 516 - Advanced Abnormal Psychology II This course is a continuation of GPS 515 with the focus on adult psychopathology. Initially the focus will be on the study of several theories regarding adult self-development and psychopathology. The DSM-5, ICD-10 and the PDM will be utilized to understand the classification and inner experience of people with a spectrum of clinical disorders. The goal of this course is to give students a sense of the phenomenological experience of the person living with a disorder, along with a grounding in developmental theoretical constructs that make the disorders more meaningful clinically. Finally, students will present in-depth case studies along with experience formulating clinical diagnoses.
Prerequisites:
GPS 515. The course is open to degree students only or with permission of the Director.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Spring
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GPS 520 - Multicultural and Social Psychology This course examines the fundamental social and interdependent nature of human behavior. Multicultural psychology as well as selected topics from social psychology will be reviewed with an emphasis on exploring clinical applications and developing an increased understanding of living in a complex world.
Prerequisites:
Bachelor’s Degree and Social Psychology or its equivalent.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Spring
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GPS 525 - Introduction to Clinical Intervention I This course will critically examine the therapeutic relationship as a basis for clinical assessment and intervention. Also, crisis intervention and psychotherapy will be viewed from the following theoretical perspectives: cognitive-behavioral, humanistic and community psychology.
Prerequisites:
The course is open to degree students only or with permission of the director.
Credits: 4 cr.
When Offered: Fall
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GPS 526 - Introduction to Clinical Intervention II This course is a continuation of GPS 525 and covers the psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, and strategic approaches to the therapeutic relationship.
Prerequisites:
The course is open to degree students only or with permission of the director.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Spring
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GPS 535 - Career Counseling Through an experiential learning process of self-assessment and theoretical exploration, this course will offer the foundations of career and lifestyle counseling. Students will engage with the material through the lens of their own experiences of career development as they are introduced to the major theoretical frameworks, ethical and inter/multicultural factors, and applications of career counseling skills and practice. (This course is required only of students pursuing the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Track and results in a student earning 63 credits for the MA in Clinical Psychology degree.)
Prerequisites:
GPS 507-508, GPS 513, and GPS 525-526
Credits: 3 cr.
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GPS 601 - Group Psychotherapy This course provides an overview of theory, research, practice and a basic appreciation for Group Psychotherapy. Topics include: history, contrasting approaches, group development, role of the therapist, special issues, and organizational and ethical concerns. Didactic and experiential learning activities are part of the student’s experience.
Prerequisites:
GPS 525, 526 or with permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Spring
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GPS 605 - Play Therapy This course will involve an experiential approach to the therapeutic understanding of children and adolescents. Humanistic play therapy will be the primary orientation discussed. Class attendance is mandatory.
Prerequisites:
GPS 525 & 526, 608 & 609.
Credits: 3 cr.
Miscellaneous Notes:
This course is open only to degree students and with permission of the instructor.
When Offered: Summer
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GPS 606 - The Practice of Intensive Psychotherapy Through an examination of comprehensive case studies this course will explore the process of both brief and long-term intensive psychotherapy. A psychodynamic model supplemented by humanistic and interpersonal theory will serve as the framework for the course.
Prerequisites:
GPS 525 & 526 or with permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Summer
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GPS 608 - Practicum I This course provides supervision, clinical training, and support for students participating in their first practicum experience. The course includes at a minimum 8 hours per week of clinical experience during the fall semester. Course continues in Spring as GPS 609.
Prerequisites:
The course is open to degree students only. GPS 525 must be taken prior to or concurrently with this course.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Fall
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GPS 609 - Practicum II This course is a continuation of First Year Practicum I. Practicum II provides supervision, clinical training, and support for students in their continuing applied clinical psychology training experience. GPS 526 Clinical Interventions II should be taken either prior to or concurrently with this course. The course includes 10 hours per week of clinical experience.
Prerequisites:
GPS 608 and Prior or Concurrent Enrollment in GPS 526. The course is open to degree students only.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Spring
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GPS 610 - Internship Ethics and Professional Affairs Seminar I This seminar is only for students completing their internship. Its objective is twofold: 1) an in-depth review of the ethical principles of psychologists and of relevant legal and policy issues in the profession; and 2) a forum for the discussion of specific clinical issues arising from the varied internship settings. Internship class provides supervision on clinical and ethical practice decision making for students doing half time internship (20 hours per week). Course continues in the spring as GPS 611.
Prerequisites:
This course is open to degree students only. GPS 515 & 516, GPS 525 & 526 and GPS 608 & 609. GPS 507 must be taken prior to or concurrently with internship. Students seeking school psychology internships are expected to have completed GPS 507 & 508 before taking this course.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Fall
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GPS 611 - Internship Ethics and Professional Affairs Seminar II This course is a continuation of GPS 610. The seminar is only for students completing their internship. Internship class provides supervision on ethical practice decision making for students doing half-time internships (20 hours per week).
Prerequisites:
GPS 508 must be taken prior to or concurrently with GPS 611 and GPS 610. The course is open to degree students only.
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Spring
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GPS 612 - Marital and Family Therapy This course involves a critical and in-depth examination of theory and empirical research regarding the functioning of marriages and family systems and the practice of couple and family therapy. The course is designed to provide relatively equal emphasis on (1) foundational information about the challenges and rewards of intimate relating and (2) practical information about models of couple and family therapy.
Prerequisites:
GPS 525 & 526
Credits: 3 cr.
When Offered: Fall
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GPS 686 - Independent Study Under special circumstances, when a course is not offered during a given semester, or when there is an irresolvable scheduling conflict, a student may complete some course work on an independent basis. The student must have the approval of a faculty sponsor and the program director. Requests must be completed by the last day of the course change period. The student, with the supervisor, would outline in proposal form the objectives, topics, evaluation mechanisms, and outside source material. The form must be signed by both student and advisor and submitted to the director. The director will then submit it to the Dean of the College for final approval.
Credits: 3 cr.
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GPS 687 - Directed Readings This option provides the student with an opportunity to undertake a study in a specific area not covered in the regular course offerings. The student must have the approval of a faculty sponsor and the program director. Requests must be completed by the last day of the course change period. The student, with the supervisor, would outline in proposal form the objectives, topics, evaluation mechanisms and outside source material. The form must be signed by both student and advisor and submitted to the director. The director will then submit the proposal and the Directed Readings form to the Dean of the College for final approval.
Credits: 3 cr.
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GPS 689 - Research Seminar This is a yearlong seminar for all students beginning work on their traditional literature review, case study, or thesis. It allows students to share their research and receive feedback and supervision on a continuous basis.
Prerequisites:
GPS 510, GPS 511, and Candidacy.
Credits: 3 cr.
Miscellaneous Notes:
Students doing a Thesis must register for GPS 690 in the subsequent spring semester.
When Offered: Register in Fall for year-long course.
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GPS 690 - Thesis The Thesis is an empirical study of a particular hypothesis in the field of clinical psychology conducted up to the standards of the profession and contributing to the empirical knowledge base of professional psychology. It may be quantitative or qualitative in method.
Prerequisites:
GPS 689.
Credits: 3 cr.
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