MA Clinical Psychology

Graduate Programs Coordinator: Dr. Valerie Sessa (973) 655-4401, Dickson Hall 237

What can I do with the M.A. Clinical Psychology degree?

This degree prepares our graduates to work with a pre-adult population in clinical settings such as hospitals and community mental health centers. Students receive both theoretical training and applied clinical experience as part of the requirements for this Concentration. This degree is also useful for those wishing to persue School Psychologist certification or moving forward into a doctoral program. 

Course Requirements (36 credits)

• Required Courses (nine credits)
  • PSYC 510: Research Methods in Psychology
  • PSYC 561: Developmental Psychology
  • PSYC 578: Psychological Tests & Measurements
• Required Clinical Sequence (21 credits)
• PSYC 565: Child & Adolescent Psychopathology
• PSYC 574: Individual Intelligence Testing
• PSYC 575: Projective Techniques I
• PSYC 593: Clinical Interviewing
• PSYC 670: Intro to Psychotherapy
• PSYC 679: Family Systems and Childhood Disorders
• PSYC 680: Externship in Clinical Psychology
• Electives (six credits)

 

Optional Clinical Psychology for Spanish/English Bilinguals concentration

The Concentration in Clinical Psychology for Spanish/English Bilinguals prepares our graduates to work with a bilingual or Spanish-speaking only population in clinical settings such as hospitals and community mental health centers. Students receive both theoretical training and applied clinical experience as part of the requirements for this Concentration.

What can I do with the M.A. Clinical Psychology-- Clinical Psychology for Spanish/English Bilinguals degree?

MA level clinicians are able to do, under supervision and in exempt settings such as hospitals and community mental health centers, virtually anything doctoral level clinicians can do: individual and group psychotherapy, program administrators, psychological testing, etc. However, they cannot do private practice, even under supervision with this degree.

Course Requirements (36 credits)

• Required Courses (12 credits)
  • PSYC 510: Research Methods in Psychology
  • PSYC 561: Developmental Psychology
  • PSYC 578: Psychological Tests & Measurements
  • PSYC 660: Current Topics in Educational Psychology
• Required Clinical Sequence (21 credits)
  • PSYC 551: Mental Health Issues of Hispanics
  • PSYC 574: Individual Intelligence Testing
  • PSYC 575: Projective Techniques I
  • PSYC 593: Clinical Interviewing
  • PSYC 667: Abnormal Psychology
  • PSYC 670: Intro to Psychotherapy
  • PSYC 680: Externship in Clinical Psychology
• Electives (three credits)
  • discussed with the graduate programs coordinator