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Program Goal 5: To provide students with clinical internships PLO3: Demonstrate professional skills in approaches and MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
that develop professional skills in clinical psychotherapy and solutions to real-world clinical mental health issues.
clinical interventions for the treatment of mental disorders.
PLO4: Diagnose psychological disorders using various clinical CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND
Program Goal 6: To produce graduates with the ability to modalities.
conduct clinical research and complete a clinical thesis.
PLO5: Conduct and interpret psychometric assessments and
clinical psychological evaluations. MENTAL HEALTH
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) PLO6: Utilize professional advanced skills in clinical counselling
Upon successful completion of the MSc in Clinical Psychology and psychotherapy and conduct clinical interventions. Study Plan Total Credit Hours: 36
and Mental Health program, students will be able to: PLO7: Demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical
PLO1: Demonstrate advanced-level understanding and understanding of qualitative and quantitative psychological
knowledge in the field of clinical psychology, and of various research methodologies.
psycho-social-biological influencers to psychological PLO8: Formulate time-relevant research questions and carry Year 1 - Fall Semester (Term A) Total Credit Hours : 6
disorders. out clinical research thesis.
PLO2: Demonstrate advanced-level understanding of positive Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
health psychology and mental health well-being concepts. CLP 524 Think like a Psychologist: Advanced Clinical 3 None
Psychology
Curriculum CLP 525 Ethics in Clinical Psychology Practice 3 None

Total Credits: 36 Credit Hours Year 1 - Fall Semester (Term B) Total Credit Hours : 6
Pre-core Courses 9 Credit Hours Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
CLP 526
Course Advanced Healthcare Research Methodology 3 None
Code Course Title Credit Hours (HCL 510)
PSY-CL-02 Foundations of Biological Psychology and Physiological Psychology 3 CLP 527 Clinical Psychopathology, Clinical Diagnosis, and 3 CLP524, CLP525
PSY-CL-07 Foundations of Clinical Psychology and Mental Health 3 Treatments
PSY-CL-11 Abnormal Psychology and Mental Health Disorders 3 Year 1 - Spring Semester (Term A) Total Credit Hours : 6
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
Course Course Title Credit Hours CLP 528
Code Advanced Biostatistics 3 None
(MPH 506)
CLP 524 Think like a Psychologist: Advanced Clinical Psychology 3
CLP 529 Advanced Clinical Psychotherapy for Children 3 CLP527
CLP 525 Ethics in Clinical Psychology Practice 3
Year 1 - Spring Semester (Term B) Total Credit Hours : 6
CLP 526 Advanced Healthcare Research Methodology 3
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
CLP 528 Advanced Biostatistics 3
CLP 550 Clinical Psychology Internship 1 3 CLP524, CLP527
CLP 527 Clinical Psychopathology, Clinical Diagnosis, and Treatments 3
CLP 630 Advanced Clinical Psychotherapy for Adults 3 CLP527
CLP 529 Advanced Clinical Psychotherapy for Children 3
CLP 630 Advanced Clinical Psychotherapy for Adults 3 Year 2 - Fall Semester (Term A) Total Credit Hours : 6
CLP 690 Designing and Submission of Clinical Research Thesis Proposal 3 Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
CLP 550 Clinical Psychology internship 1 3
CLP631 Health Psychology and Mental Health 3 CLP529, CLP630
CLP631 Health Psychology and Mental Health 3
CLP650 Clinical Psychology Internship 2 3
CLP 699 Thesis in Clinical Psychology and Mental Health 3

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