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Concentration in
Clinical Developmental Psychology
The M.A. concentration includes preparation
for applying to Ph.D., Ed.D., and Psy.D.
programs in clinical child psychology, M.S.W.
programs in clinical social work, and advanced
degrees or supervised training in counseling,
early intervention, and psychoeducational
assessment.
The course requirements for the
M.A. concentration in Clinical Developmental
Psychology are as follows:
- Theory: CD 151 Advanced Intellectual
Development
- Theory: CD 161 Advanced Personal-Social
Development
- Research Methods: One of the Following*:
- CD 142 Problems of Research: Methods
and Design
- CD 144 Qualitative and Ethnographic
Methods
- CD 247 Program Evaluation may count
as a Research Methods course, if the
student's interests are in social
policy.
*Note: All students must check with
their Program Advisers to determine
which of the three Research Methods
courses best fits their program goals.
- Evaluation of the Young Child (CD 120)
- Developmental Psychopathology and Adaptation
(CD 191) or the equivalent is required;
if this requirement has already been fulfilled,
then students should take Advanced Seminar
in Clinical-Developmental Psychology (CD
291)
- Two Concentration Electives
- Two Open Electives (CD 140 Statistics
required for M.A. Thesis)
- Internship or Thesis related to clinical
developmental psychology
M.A. and Ph.D. Clinical Developmental
Psychology Concentration Electives:
- CD 122 Assessing Young Children with
Special Needs
- CD 143 Pediatric Consultation
- CD 143 Early Intervention: Young Children
at Risk
- CD 143 Neuropsychological Assessment
- CD 143E Child, Family, and Society
- CD 164 Cultural Diversity in Child and
Family Services
- CD 190 Children with Special Needs
- CD 192 Approaches to Problem Behaviors
in Children
- CD 193 Pediatric Psychology
- CD 195 Developmental Disorders in Language
and Reading
- CD 197 Learning Disorders
- CD 199 Community Field Placement (in
a clinical setting)
- CD 240/241 Directed Research (in Clinical
Developmental Psychology)
- CD 281 Consultation Strategies
- CD 291 Advanced Seminar in Clinical-Developmental
Psychology
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