The Master of Arts in Psychology major in Clinical Psychology program is designed to fulfill the goal of providing students with a thorough grounding in advanced principles of psychology at the graduate level, and an understanding of the tools in advanced psychology suitable for building careers in business, education, research, and the government.
Master of Arts in Psychology major in Clinical Psychology
The Master of Arts in Psychology major in Clinical Psychology program is designed to fulfill the goal of providing students with a thorough grounding in advanced principles of psychology at the graduate level, and an understanding of the tools in advanced psychology suitable for building careers in business, education, research, and the government. Moreover, it provides students with an opportunity to strengthen their credentials in order to improve their chances of gaining acceptance to a Ph.D. program in psychology.
The program will also allow them to explore advanced courses in several sub fields of psychology, thereby gaining a command of the analytical tools necessary in successful careers in psychology.
Basic Courses (9 units)
- Advanced Statistics/ Quantitative Research
- Advanced Research Methods/ Qualitative Research
- Foundations of Clinical Psychology
Major Courses (15 units)
- Advanced Abnormal Psychology
- Advanced Psychological Assessment
- Advanced Theories of Personality
- Projective Test
- Individual Test
- Psychological Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
Cognate Courses (6 units)
- Family Psychotherapy
- Art Therapy
- Psycho-Trauma Management
Institutional Requirement
- The Life and Philosophy of St. John Baptist De La Salle
Additional Requirements
- Internship
- Comprehensive Examination
- Publication in a refereed journal
- Thesis Writing
- Original and two photocopies of his/her transcript of records
- Accomplished application form
- Two letters of recommendation from previous professors or employers
- Two copies of 2 x 2 picture
- An interview with the CLAC GS director and/or CLAC Dean
- Satisfactory test results in the Graduate Admissions Examination
- The maximum residency for master’s program shall be seven (7) years and nine (9) years for doctorate program including thesis/ dissertation writing (CHED Memorandum Order series of 2007, section 18).
- A student who fails to complete the program within the given period will have to enroll six (6) units of refresher courses with additional three (3) units for each of the succeeding years unt il the completion of the degree. The refresher courses to be enrolled are the following: Research, Statistics, and major subjects.