WCU Home | Psychology Dept. Home     

Psychology Department

 

 


 



 

Required Courses

Typical Electives

Non-Psychology Electives

 

Room 02 Peoples Building
psych@wcupa.edu
(610) 436-2945

Clinical M.A. Program Advising
Required and Elective Courses

Note: 48 total credit hours are required
(60 for PA Professional Counselors Licensure)

REQUIRED COURSES IN PSYCHOLOGY
36 Credit Hours Required

COURSE NUMBER AND NAME

WHEN NORMALLY TAKEN
PSY501 - Introductory Statistics 1st semester
PSY502 - Advanced Statistics/Research 1st year, Spring
PSY517 - Adult Psychopathology 1st year, Fall
PSY524 - Psychometrics Summer or Fall of 2nd year
PSY527 - Cognitive and Behavior Therapy 2nd year, Fall
PSY540 - Multicultural Psychology 1st year
PSY544 - Intelligence Testing 2nd year
PSY549 - Personality Assessment 2nd year
PSY559 - Psychotherapy 1st year, Spring
PSY595 - Ethics and Professional Skillos in Clinical Practice 2nd year
PSY615 - Clinical Practicum (2 credits: 100 hours) 2nd year (or Summer with permission of practicum supervisor)
PSY616 - Clinical Internship (4-12 credits; each credit hour equals 60 supervised clock hours) 2nd year

 

TYPICAL ELECTIVES IN PSYCHOLOGY
Minimum of 12 Credit Hours Required
(Students can take electives outside of psychology with the permission of their advisor or the Graduate Coordinator)
PSY506 - Learning and Cognition (recommended if you did not have an undergraduate learning course)
PSY509 - Advanced Social Psychology
PSY512 - Psychology of Personality (recommended if you did not have an undergraduate personality course)
PSY513 - Group Interventions
PSY519 - Child/Adolescent Psychopathology
PSY530 - Human Sexual Behavior
PSY543 - Group Processes
PSY547 - Interpersonal Relationships
PSY565 - Psychology of Women
PSY568 - Psychopharmacology
PSY581 - Eating Disorders
PSY590 - Topical Seminar
PSY600 - Research Report (required for thesis)
PSY610 - Thesis (required for thesis)

 

OTHER ELECTIVES NOT IN PSYCHOLOGY
These courses are recommended for students seeking the professional counseling licensure
EDC521 - Human Development
EDC556 - Career Development