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Proposed Requirements and Course of Study for

Clinical Psychology JDP Students Seeking the M.P.H. Degree

  Year 1
SDSU 
 UCSD
 
 
 
Fall Semester/Quarter: 
Psych 850 Clinical Interventions 
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
Psych 856 Assessment/Lab      
 
 
Psych 770A Experimental Design
 
 
 
 
Winter Quarter: 
 
SOMC 202E Psychopathology
 
 
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
 
 
Spring Semester/Quarter:
Psych 849 Clinical Interventions/Lab
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
Psych 855 Assessment/Lab  
 
 
Psych 770B Experimental Design
 

Ph.D. Degree Requirements: Statistics Comprehensive Exam Begin "Second Year Project"
  Year 2 
SDSU
UCSD
 
 
 
Fall Semester/Quarter:  
Psych 801 History and Ethics 
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
Psych 820 Cultural Psychology   
 
 
Psych 775 Mulitvariate Statistics
 
 
Psych 896 Clinical Practicum
 
 
 
 
Winter Quarter:
 
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
 
Cognitive elective option
 
 
 
Spring Semester/Quarter:
Psych 860 Physiological Psychology
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
Psych 840 Personality and Social
 
 
Psych 896 Clinical Practicum
 
 
Public Health 601 Epidemiology
 
 
 
 
Ph.D. Degree Requirements: Complete "Second Year Project," obtain M.S. in Clinical Psychology
  Year 3  
SDSU
UCSD
 
 
 
Fall Semester/Quarter:  
Psych 842 Behavioral Medicine Seminar: Assessment
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
Psych 896 Clinical Practicum
 
 
Public Health 607 Research Methods and Proposal Writing
 
 
Public Health 661 Theoretical Foundations of Health Promotion
 
 
Public Health 797 Research
 
 
 
 
Winter Quarter:
 
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
 
 
Spring Semester/Quarter:
Psych 843 Behavioral Medicine Seminar: Interventions
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
Psych 896 Clinical Practicum
 
 
Public Health 662 Motivating Health Behavior
 
 
Public Health 650 Field Placement
 
 
Psych 797 Research
 
Ph.D. Degree Requirements: Complete Specialty Comprehensive Exam, Propose dissertation M.P.H. Degree Requirements: Comprehensive Literature Review (same as Specialty Comprehensive, different committee), obtain M.P.H. degree
    Year 4
SDSU
UCSD
 
 
 
Fall Semester/Quarter:  
Psych 896 Clinical Practicum
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
Public Health 663 Health Promotion Communication Theory and Design
 
 
Public Health 666 Health Promotion Program
 
 
Public Health 650F Field Placement
 
 
Public Health 797 Research
 
 
 
 
Winter Quarter:
 
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
 
 
Spring Semester/Quarter:
Psych 896 Clinical Practicum
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
Public Health 605 Health Services Administration
 
 
Public Health 604 Environmental Determinants of Human Health
 
 
Public Health 650F Field Placement
 
 
Public Health 799 Thesis
 
Ph.D. Degree Requirements: Advance to candidacy, complete dissertation, apply for internships
  Year 5
SDSU
UCSD
 
 
 
Fall Semester/Quarter:  
Psych 896 Clinical Practicum
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
Psychology 897 Doctoral Research
 
 
 
 
Winter Quarter:
 
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
 
 
Spring Semester/Quarter:
Psych 896 Clinical Practicum
SOMC 296 Independent Study
 
Psych 898 Doctoral Special Study
 

Psychology 842 and 843 will be substituted for Public Health 668 and 762.

Psychology 775 will be substituted for Public Health 602

At least 2 years of practicum must be taken in settings with a health focus (e.g., drug or alcohol treatment placements); consult liaison psychiatry service as the field placement.

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