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To achieve these objectives, the Clinical psychology program consists of academic course work (45 credit hours), research activities, a comprehensive examination, clinical practica and residency.
The following courses and requirements must be satisfied for the PhD degree in clinical psychology.
Students must demonstrate knowledge of systems of psychotherapy through undergraduate coursework or by completion of assigned readings in consultation with the Director of Clinical Training (DCT).
These three core content areas can each be satisfied by one 3-credit graduate course or two 3-credit senior undergraduate courses. The DCT will help determine whether suitable undergraduate or graduate courses have been completed to satisfy these content areas: Biological Bases of Behaviour (e.g., physiological psychology, perception, neuropsychology, psychopharmacology); Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behaviour (e.g., learning, cognition, motivation); and Social Bases of Behaviour (e.g., social psychology; cultural psychology; group processes; sex roles; organizational psychology). If a student does not have sufficient undergraduate or graduate courses to satisfy one or more of the core content areas prior to beginning the Clinical program, they will be required to take the relevant graduate-level content area course(s) offered in our Department as part of their program.
Students entering the Clinical program with a relevant Master’s degree may be permitted to enrol in Psyc 6519 Advanced Research Apprenticeship in lieu of Psyc 6521 and Psyc 6522.
Because practica training involves working with vulnerable persons, all students in the Clinical Program are required to obtain a criminal record and vulnerable sector check from the police agency where they reside prior to starting their first placement at the Psychological Wellness Centre.
The following is the typical sequence students can expect to follow for the Clinical program. The actual course sequence may vary due to variations in the graduate teaching schedule from year to year. Students will meet with the DCT on an annual basis to review progress toward completion of program requirements.
Residency requirement note: The minimum full-time enrolment period for students in the Clinical program is nine terms, six of which must be during the fall and winter terms. The residency requirement must be completed on the Fredericton campus during a student’s first three years of enrolment in the program. It should also be noted that the Clinical program is full time, 12 months/year.
Residency requirement note: The minimum full-time enrolment period for students in the Clinical program is nine terms, six of which must be during the fall and winter terms. The residency requirement must be completed on the Fredericton campus during a student’s first three years of enrolment in the program. It should also be noted that the Clinical program is full time, 12 months/year.