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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Curriculum
Total Credit Hours: 120
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND General Education Requirements 21 Credit Hours

MENTAL HEALTH Course Code Course Title Credit Hours

ARL 101 (A) Communication Skills in Arabic I 3

ENG 200 English II 3
FWS 205 UAE and GCC Society 3
FWS 211 Fundamentals of Emotional Intelligence 3
FWS 305 Technical Communications for Workplace 3
FWS 310
Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3
STT100
General Statistics 3

Major Requirements 75 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours

HSC101 Medical terminology 3
CLP101 Fundamentals of Clinical psychology 3
Program Overview Program Goals (PG): CLP102 Foundations of Biological Psychology and Physiological Psychology 3
The BSc in Clinical Psychology and Mental Health Program at ADU The BSc in Clinical Psychology and Mental Health program goals are: HSC100 Essential of Counseling 3
is exceptional in its outlook to state-of-the-art clinical training and
learning to create a meaningful impact in the field of mental health The BSc in Clinical Psychology and Mental Health program goals are: CLP103 Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing 3
and well-being. This program will empower students to understand Program Goal 1: To produce graduates with a comprehensive CLP104 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology 3
the interplay of thoughts, emotions, behavior, and biology, and understanding of the nervous system, brain, mind, emotions,
then use this knowledge for practical clinical applications. The thoughts, and behaviors and their interaction. CLP105 Introduction to Developmental Psychology 3
program provides outstanding training to solve real world issues,
as the students will have valuable opportunity to work with Program Goal 2: To provide students with cutting- edge theoretical CLP106 Introduction to Social Psychology 3
practical approaches towards developing knowledge and skill in knowledge and area skills in the fields of clinical psychology, mental
clinical psychology and mental health, on par with the best global health, and well-being. CLP206 Clinical Psychology and Mental Health 3
standards practiced across the world. The program curriculum
uniquely amalgamates rich theoretical concepts, research, and Program Goal 3: To provide professional clinical training in clinical CLP207 Community Mental Health 3
practical application of the skills in clinical psychology and mental psychology and mental health via a curriculum geared to facilitate
health to apply in the real world. The BSc in Clinical Psychology and graduate registration with specific clinical psychology associations CLP208 Inter-cultural Psychology 3
Mental Health program integrates globally benchmarked content to and bodies. HSC215 Technology and AI in Healthcare 3
ensure relevance, comprehensiveness, and the highest academic Program Goal 4: To hone student skills in psychodiagnostics and
and clinical standards. psychometric assessments. CLP210 Abnormal Psychology and Mental Health Disorders 3
Program Goal 5: To curate students’ practical skills in clinical CLP211 Foundations of Health Psychology 3
counselling, psychotherapy, and hone innovative approaches to
real-world clinical issues. HSC205 Biostatistics 3
Program Goal 6: To produce graduates able to formulate CLP312 Clinical Counselling and Psychotherapy 3
sophisticated research questions and conduct clinical research,
culminating in a project.

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