Non-Thesis Track - (60 Hours)

Students in the SHSU Clinical Psychology MA program who do not write a thesis must select the three clinical electives from the list of Supplemental Practitioner Courses below. No other courses may be used to satisfy the non-thesis option unless prior approval is received. 

General Core

All general core courses are ordinarily offered once a year. The general core is comprised of advanced courses in Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Emotion & Cognition, Physiological Psychology, Experimental Design, and Statistics.

Clinical Core

Students will take Theory & Research in Psychotherapy I, Assessment of Intelligence and Achievement, Assessment of Personality and Psychopathology, Psychopathology, Psychometrics, Psychology of Diversity, Ethical Practice in Psychology, Techniques in Psychology and Practicum I, II, & III.

PSY 6391 is an "in house" practicum experience supervised by licensed faculty on the SHSU campus. In PSY 6392 and 6393, Practicum II and Practicum III, students are assigned to an external mental health setting where they work with a variety of clients who are experiencing a wide range of problems in living. Additionally, you may be engaged in psychological assessment, group work, and interdisciplinary team functioning.

Clinical Elective Courses

Three clinical electives in addition to those above must be selected from the following: PSYC 5340, Evidence-Based Child Therapy; PSYC 5361, Neuropsychopharmacology; PSYC 7339, Developmental Psychopathology; PSYC 5334, Theory and Research in Psychotherapy II, which can be repeated for credit when topics differ (e.g., Group Therapy, Couple and Family Psychology, Substance Use Disorders and Treatment, Trauma, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy). Periodically, other clinically related courses might be approved for this requirement.

Thesis Track - (66 Hours)

General Core

In addition to all of the required courses listed above for the non-thesis concentration (60 hours), students opting for the Thesis concentration must enroll in a minimum of six hours of thesis credit, PSYC 6099.  Students must continue to enroll in thesis until it is successfully defended, which may exceed the six-hour minimum.

Clinical Core

Core clinical courses consist of Psychotherapy I, Assessment of Personality and Psychopathology, Advanced Abnormal Psychology, Psychometrics I & II, and Practicum I, II, & III.

Thesis Courses - PSY 6098 - Thesis I and PSY 6099 - Thesis II. PSY 6099 may be repeated if necessary to complete the thesis defense. 

Supplemental Practitioner Courses

If the thesis is completed in 6 hours, students will need to select one practitioner course in addition to those above in order to meet the 60-hour requirement. Clinical electives include PSYC 5340, Evidence-Based Child Therapy; PSYC 5361, Neuropsychopharmacology; PSYC 7339, Developmental Psychopathology; PSYC 5334, Theory and Research in Psychotherapy II, which might include Group Therapy, Couple and Family Psychology, Addiction Disorders and Treatment, Trauma, or other clinically-related topics. Periodically, other clinically related courses might be approved for this requirement.