Psychology & Law Curriculum

All graduate students complete the General Psychology Core, the Research Skills Core, a master's thesis and a doctoral dissertation. In addition, Clinical students complete the Clinical Core and a year-long clinical internship. Students in the Psychology & Law concentration also attend a weekly proseminar and complete advanced coursework as indicated below.

General Psychology Core:

  • PY650 Cognition and Learning
  • PY651 Physiological Psychology or PY629 Cognitive Neuroscience
  • PY652 Life-Span Developmental Psychology
  • PY672 Advanced Social Psychology
  • PY471 History and Systems if not taken as an undergraduate

Research Skills Core:

  • PY607 Research Methods in Psychology
  • PY602 Advanced Statistics I
  • PY603 Advanced Statistics II
  • PY604 Multivariate Methods of Analysis, PY659/BER558 Psychometrics, BER646 Structural Equation Modeling, or approved alternative

Advanced Coursework in Clinical Psychology:

  • Clinical Core
    • PY658 Psychopathology
    • PY609 Psychological Assessment I
    • PY619 Principles of Psychotherapy
    • PY621 Psychotherapy Laboratory
    • PY631 Practicum in Psychology I
    • PY632 Practicum in Psychology II
    • PY608 Introduction to Ethics
    • PY690 Cultural Competency        
     
  • Advanced Coursework in Psychology & Law:           
    • PY610 Psychological Assessment II or PY612 Psychological Assessment III
    • PY677 Correctional Psychology
    • PY676 Forensic Assessment
    • PY678 Forensic Psychology           
    • PY637 Practicum in Psychology VII
    • PY679 Seminar in Psychology & Law (4 semesters)

Thesis and Dissertation Hours:

  • PY599 Thesis research (6 hours)
  • PY699 Dissertation research (24 hours)