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Course Descriptions| Mental Health Counseling|Master's| Doctoral|School Psychology| Postgraduate

Undergraduate Courses
Course#
Course Title
Credits
PIA 101 General Psychology 3 cr
PIA 115 Developmental Psychology 3 cr
PIA 116 Adolescent Psychology 3 cr
PIA 137 Psychological Statistics 4 cr
PIA 210 Psychoanalysis 3 cr
PIA 245 Experimental Psychology 4 cr
PIA 250 Neuropsychology 3 cr
PIA 261 Environmental Psychology 3 cr
PIA 262 Social Psychology 3 cr
PIA 283 Psychopathology 3 cr
PIA 284 Theories Of Personality 3 cr
PIA 285 Industrial Organization Psychology 3 cr
PIA 290 Psychology Of Addictions 3 cr
PIA 292 Cognitive Psychology 3 cr
PIA 318 Principles Of Psychological Testing 3 cr
PIA 322 Psychology Of Loving and Enduring Relationships 3 cr
PIA 355 Introduction To Forensic Psychology 3 cr
PIA 360 Behavior Disorders In Childhood 4 cr
PIA 365 Psychology Of Women 3 cr
PIA 379 Introduction To Counseling and Psychotherapy 3 cr
PIA 381 Practicum In Clinical Psychology 3 cr
PIA 386 Psychology Of Criminal Behavior 3 cr
PIA 398 Practicum In Experimental Psychology 3 cr
PIA 415 Advanced Topics In Developmental Psychology 3 cr
PIA 441 Creativity, Perception, and The Visual Arts 3 cr
PIA 462 Advanced Topics In Social Psychology 3 cr
PIA 472 Special Topics 3 cr
PIA 482 Advanced Topics In Personality & Clinical Psychology 3 cr
PIA 490 Independent Study 1-6 cr
PIA 492 Directed Work Experience 1 cr
PIA 493 S/T: Cognitive Psychology 3 cr


Mental Health Counseling Courses
Course#
Course Title
Credits
PMH 501 Mental Health Counseling I 3 cr
PMH 502 Mental Health Counseling II 3 cr
PMH 503 Practicum 3 cr
PMH 504 Counseling Internship Practice 6 cr
PMH 505 Multi-Cultural Issues In Counseling 3 cr
PMH 506 Professional Development Seminar And Ethics 3 cr
PMH 507 Vocational Counseling 3 cr
PMH 521 Group Counseling 3 cr
PMH 522 Family Counseling 3 cr


Master's Courses
Course#
Course Title
Credits
MPS 520 Eating Disorders 3 cr
MPS 599 Continuous Matriculation 0 cr
MPS 602 Advanced Theory Of Personality 3 cr
MPS 603 Personality, Psychopathology, Diagnosis 3 cr
MPS 604 History And Systems 3 cr
MPS 606 Research Design 3 cr
MPS 607 Developmental Psychology 3 cr
MPS 609 Consciousness And Cognition: Theories Of The Mind 3 cr
MPS 612 Contemporary Views Of Psychoanalytic Theory 3 cr
MPS 615 The Psychology Of Addictions 3 cr
MPS 616 Personality Disorders: Disorders Of The Self 3 cr
MPS 617 Psychology And Literature 3 cr
MPS 618 Trauma 3 cr
MPS 619 Special Topics 3 cr
MPS 623 Special Topics 3 cr
MPS 624 Special Topics 3 cr
MPS 625 Special Topics 3 cr
MPS 626 Special Topics 3 cr
MPS 627 Clinical Interventions Workshop 3 cr
MPS 629 Special Topics 3 cr
MPS 630 Clinical Assessment 3 cr
MPS 632 Talent Acquisition In Organizations 3 cr
MPS 634 Comprehensive Exam 0 cr
MPS 635 Hypnosis 3 cr
MPS 646 Research Methods II 3 cr
MPS 656 Statistics for the Behavioral Scientist 3 cr
MPS 666 The Criminal Mind 3 cr
MPS 667 Family Violence 3 cr
MPS 669 Profiling The Homicidal Offender 3 cr
MPS 670 Psychology Of The Victim 3 cr
MPS 791 Independent Study 1-3 cr


Doctoral Courses
Course#
Course Title
Credits
PSI 599 Continuous Matriculation 0 cr
PSI 620 Psychodynamic Behavior 3 cr
PSI 621 Clinical Psychopathology 3 cr
PSI 623 Child Psychopathology 3 cr
PSI 625 Advanced Clinical Psychology 3 cr
PSI 626 Advanced Clinical Psychology II 3 cr
PSI 628 Assessment Of Personality 3 cr
PSI 630 Assessment Of Learning Disability 3 cr
PSI 632 Initial Intake Seminar I 1 cr
PSI 633 Initial Intake Seminar II 1 cr
PSI 640 Research Conference I 0 cr
PSI 642 Psychological Research I 3 cr
PSI 643 Psychological Research II 3 cr
PSI 644 Advanced Psychological Statistics 3 cr
PSI 645 Design And Analysis Of Experiments 3 cr
PSI 647 Research Design I 3 cr
PSI 700 Psychotherapy Case Conference I 0 cr
PSI 701 Psychotherapy Case Conference II 0 cr
PSI 712 Clinical Practice I 3 cr
PSI 713 Clinical Practice II 3 cr
PSI 722 Comparative Psychoanalysis 3 cr
PSI 724 Techniques Psychotherapy 3 cr
PSI 734 Developmental Psychology 3 cr
PSI 736 Social Psychology 3 cr
PSI 739 Human and Cognitive Behavior Approach To Psychotherapy 3 cr
PSI 742 Psychological Research III 3 cr
PSI 743 Psychological Research IV 3 cr
PSI 746 Rsch. Prob. Clinical I 3 cr
PSI 800 Psychotherapy Case Conference III 0 cr
PSI 801 Psychotherapy Case Conference IV 0 cr
PSI 803 Concentration Case Conference I 1 cr
PSI 804 Concentration Case Conference II 1 cr
PSI 812 Clinical Practice V 3 cr
PSI 813 Clinical Practice VI 3 cr
PSI 815 Clinical Internship 0 cr
PSI 816 Clinical Internship II 0 cr
PSI 817 Continuing Doctoral Thesis Supervision I 3 cr
PSI 818 Continuing Doctoral Thesis Supervision II 3 cr
PSI 819 Continuing Doctoral Thesis Supervision III 3 cr
PSI 820 Special Topics 3 cr
PSI 823 Special Topics 3 cr
PSI 824 Physiological Psychology 3 cr
PSI 825 Clinical Neuropsychology 3 cr
PSI 830 Object Relations 3 cr
PSI 831 Group Dynamics 3 cr
PSI 832 Cognition 3 cr
PSI 833 Disorders Of The Self 3 cr
PSI 834 Multicultural Issues I: Sex And Gender 3 cr
PSI 835 History And Systems Of Psychology 3 cr
PSI 838 Multicultural Issues II: Race, Class, and Ethnicity 3 cr
PSI 845 Independent Guided Study 3 cr
PSI 848 Continuing Doctoral Thesis Supervision IV 0 cr
PSI 849 Ongoing Dissertation Supervision 0 cr
PSI 850 Ethics 3 cr
PSI 851 Colloquium I 0 cr
PSI 852 Colloquium II 0 cr


School Psychology Courses
Course#
Course Title
Credits
SPY 602 Psychoanalytic Theory 3 cr
SPY 604 Overview Of School Support Services 3 cr
SPY 605 Personality Assessment I 3 cr
SPY 607 Intellectual Assessment I 3 cr
SPY 608 Intellectual Assessment II 4 cr
SPY 610 Psychopathology In Children And Adolescents 3 cr
SPY 612 Clinical Interventions In School Settings 3 cr
SPY 614 Proseminar In School Psychology 3 cr
SPY 615 Neuropsychological Bases Of Child Learning And Behavior 3 cr
SPY 616 Consultation In School Settings 3 cr
SPY 618 Praticum In School Psychology 3 cr
SPY 619 Internship In School Psychology I 3 cr
SPY 620 Internship In School Psychology II 3 cr
SPY 621 Practicum In School Psychology II 3 cr
SPY 622 Statistics For School Psychology 3 cr
SPY 624 Introduction To Tests And Measurements 3 cr
SPY 702 Multi Cultural Issues In School Psychology 3 cr
SPY 704 Gender Issues In Psychology 3 cr
SPY 708 Counseling Techniques In School Psychology 3 cr
SPY 710 Principles Of Behavior 3 cr


Postgraduate Psychotherapy Courses
Course#
Course Title
Credits
PST 905 Case Seminar I-IV 2 cr
PST 907 Case Seminar VII 2 cr
PST 909 Case Seminar IX 2 cr
PST 911 Freud I 2 cr
PST 912 Freud II 2 cr
PST 914 Self Psychology 2 cr
PST 918 Contemporary Psychodynamics Thinking 2 cr
PST 919 Transference And Countertransference I 2 cr
PST 921 Principles Of Intensive Psychology I 2 cr
PST 922 Principles Of Intensive Psychology II 2 cr
PST 925 Resistance And Crisis 2 cr
PST 926 Resistance And Crisis II 2 cr
PST 929 Consultation School Community 2 cr
PST 930 Principles And Special Education 2 cr
PST 931 Pre-Latency Development 2 cr
PST 932 Techniques Of Therapy With Pre-Latency Children 2 cr
PST 933 Principles Of Child Therapy I 2 cr
PST 934 Development: Infancy And Toddler 2 cr
PST 938 Principles Of Child Therapy II 2 cr
PST 939 Latency Development 2 cr
PST 940 Relational Approaches In Child And Adolescents 2 cr
PST 941 Ego Psychology 2 cr
PST 942 Advanced Study Of Childhood Psychopathology 2 cr
PST 943 Adolescent Development 2 cr
PST 944 Techniques Of Therapy With Adolescents 2 cr
PST 945 Case Seminar In Advanced Childhood Psychopathology 2 cr
PST 946 School-Based Counseling With Parents, Families, and Staff 2 cr
PST 948 Treatment Of The Adolescent Theory Analysis II 2 cr
PST 949 Advanced Psycho-Educational Assessments Of Children 2 cr
PST 950 Seminar 2 cr
PST 951 Psy.Theory In Couples I 2 cr
PST 952 Psy.Theory In Couples II 2 cr
PST 953 Clinical Interview Tech. 2 cr
PST 954 Case Seminar 2 cr
PST 955 Case Seminar-Advanced Psycho-Educational Assessments 2 cr
PST 960 Case Seminar-Group Counseling In The Schools 2 cr
PST 961 Models Of Psychoanalytic Thought 2 cr
PST 962 Impasses And Resistance 2 cr
PST 963 Understanding And Employing Group Counseling In The Schools 2 cr
PST 964 Case Seminar-School Based Counseling Of Parents, Families, and Staff 2 cr
PST 965 Systems Theory 2 cr
PST 967 Advanced Seminar 11 A-11 B 2 cr
PST 968 Case Seminar A - B 2 cr
PST 971 Psychotherapy with Abused and Traumitized Children 2 cr
PST 974 Classical Psychotherapy I 2 cr
PST 975 Classical Psychotherapy II 2 cr
PST 976 Advanced Child Development 2 cr
PST 977 Advanced Assessment Techniques 2 cr
PST 978 Advanced Counseling Skills 2 cr
PST 979 Workshops On Special Topics 2 cr
PST 980 Practicum I 2 cr
PST 981 Intro To Group Psychology I 2 cr
PST 982 Introduction To Group Psychology II 2 cr
PST 983 Practicum II 2 cr
PST 984 Practicum III 2 cr
PST 985 Transference In Group Psychology 2 cr
PST 986 Practicum IV 2 cr
PST 987 Defense And Resistence 2 cr
PST 996 Special Issues In Couples 2 cr
PST 997 Strategic Theory Tech. 2 cr
PST 998 Case Seminar Couples 2 cr