LA PsyD Coursework

First Year

• PSY 6529, 6533 Clinical Interviewing (3, 3 units)
• PSY 6531, 6532 Ethics and Professional Development (1, 1 unit)
• PSY 7515, 7516 Psychodiagnostic Assessment (3, 3 units)
• PSY 611, 61209 Intercultural Processes/Human Diversity (3, 3 units)
• PSY 6101 Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior (2 units)
  

Emphasis area requirements:

• PSY 6523 Psychopathology (CH, FACE, MCCP emphasis) (3, 3 units)
• PSY 7627 Psychology of Health and Illness (CH emphasis) (3 units)
• PSY 6607 Systems Theory and Assessment (FACE emphasis) (3 units)
• PSY 6608 Community Clinical
• Issues (MCCP emphasis) (3 units)
  

Second Year

• PSY 7553, 7554 Field-based Practicum (5, 5 units)
• PSY 6112 Social Bases of Behavior (2 units)
• PSY 6041 Statistics (3 units)
• PSY 6042 Research & Test Design (3 units)
• PSY 6105 Biological Bases of Behavior (3 units)
• PSY 7537 Intro to Intervention: Psychodynamic* (3 units)
• PSY 7529 Intro to Intervention: Cognitive Behavioral* (3 units)
• PSY 7543 Intro to Intervention: System Approaches* (3 units)
• PSY 6109 Human Development (2 units)
• PSY 8900a Doctoral Project Proseminar (1unit)

* Students take two out of three of these courses. A third intervention course may be taken in place of a free elective.

Third Year

• PSY 8573, 8574 Internship (7.5, 7.5 units)
• PSY 8901, 8902 Doctoral Project (2, 2 units)
• PSY 7506 Clinical Elective - Practice Seminars (3 units)
• PSY 7112 History & Systems (2 units)
• PSY 7113 Evidence-Based Practice of Psychology (2 units)
  

Emphasis area requirements:

• PSY 6604 Health Education and Promotion (CH emphasis) (3 units)
• PSY 7605 Loss, Grief and Bereavement (CH emphasis) (3 units)
• PSY 7605 Clinical Elective - Practice Seminars (FACE emphasis) (3, 3 units)
• PSY 7605 Clinical Elective - Practice Seminars (MCCP emphasis) (3, 3 units)

Each track requires that students take some particular Practice Seminars (PSY7605) or choose from a specified list of Practice Seminars.

Fourth Year

• PSY 9581, 9582 Internship (7.5, 7.5 units)
• PSY 9556 Professional Roles and Ethics (3, 3 units)
• PSY 9500 Advanced Clinical Elective (3, 3 units)