Department of health promotion and education with the Graduate School

Doctor of psychology (clinical)/Doctor of Public Health (preventive care)

Overview

The Doctor of Psychology (clinical)/Doctor of Public Health (preventive care) degree program (PsyD/DrPH) is designed for individuals who wish to combine public health science with clinical psychology. The faculty of the program are listed with the appropriate academic departments in the University Catalog.

Admission requirements:

For acceptance into the doctor of psychology/doctor of public health combined-degrees program, the applicant must meet the respective prerequisites of both degrees, as outlined in the School of Public Health Bulletin and in the Graduate School Bulletin. Application must be submitted to each school, and each school will process the applications separately.

Course of study:

For acceptance into the Doctor of Public Health/Doctor of Psychology consists of a minimum of 249 units, as outlined below:

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Corequisite

ENVH 509 Principles of Environmental Health (3)
EPDM 509 Principles of Epidemiology I (3)
HADM 509 Principles of Administration in Public Health (3)
HPRO 509 Principles of Health Behavior (3)
HPRO 536 Program Planning and Evaluation (3)
SHCJ 605 Philosophy of Public Health (1)
NUTR 509 Public Health Nutrition (3)

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Biomedical sciences (39 units)

HPRO 501 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
HPRO 502 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
HPRO 503 Human Anatomy and Physiology III (4)
HPRO 519 Pharmacology (3) or PSYC 555 Psychopharmacology (2)
HPRO 531 Pathology of Human Systems I (3)
HPRO 532 Pathology of Human Systems II (3)
NUTR 504 Nutritional Metabolism (5)
NUTR 517 Advanced Nutrition I: Carbohydrates and Lipids (4)
NUTR 518 Advanced Nutrition II: Proteins, Vitamins, and Minerals (4)

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General preventive care (28-29 units)

HPRO 515 Mind-Body Interaction and Health Outcomes (3)
HPRO 526 Lifestyle Diseases and Risk Reduction (3)
HPRO 529 Preventive and Therapeutic Interventions/Chronic Disease (3)
HPRO 573 Exercise Physiology I (3)
HPRO 575 Immune Systems: Public Health Application (4)
HPRO 578 Exercise Physiology II (3)
HPRO 586 Introduction to Preventive Care (1)
HPRO 588 Health Behavior Theory & Research (4) or PSYC 554 Health Psychology (4)
HPRO 606A Preventive Care Seminar: Stress Management (2) or PSYC 581 Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (3)
HPRO 606B Preventive Care Seminar: Motivational Interviewing (2)

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Preventive care electives (Choose only two) (6 units)

HPRO 527 Obesity and Disordered Eating (3)
HPRO 553 Addiction Theory (3)
HPRO 584 Aging and Health (3)

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Research and evaluation- applicable to both programs (28 units)

*PSYC 501 Advanced Statistics I (4) or STAT 509 General Stastics (4)
*PSYC 502 Advanced Statistics II (4) or STAT 514 Intermediate Statistics for Health- Science Data (3)
*PSYC 511 Psychometric Foundations (2)
PHCJ 534 Research Methods (3)
PHCJ 604 Research Seminar (2)
HPRO 694 Research (3)
HPRO 698 Dissertation (9)

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Psychological science foundations (21 units)

*PSYC 524 History, Systems, and Philosophy of Psychology (2)
*PSYC 544 Foundations of Learning and Behavior (4) or PSYC 545 Cognitive Foundations (4)
*PSYC 551 Psychobiological Foundations (4)
*PSYC 564 Foundations of Social Psychology and Culture (4)
*PSYC 574 Personality Theory and Research (4) or PSYC 575 Foundations of Human Development (4)
*PSYC 591A First-Year Colloquia (1)
*PSYC 591B Second-Year Colloquia (1)
*PSYC 591C Third-Year Colloquia (1)

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General clinical (11-12 units)

*PSYC 555 Psychopharmacology (2) or HPRO 519 Pharmacology (3)
*PSYC 571 Adult Psychopathology (4)
*PSYC 572 Child Psychopathology (2)
*PSYC 721 Practicum Preperation (3)

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Psychological assessment (9 units)

*PSYC 512/L Psychological Assessment I/Laboratory (3)
*PSYC 513/L Psychological Assessment II/Laboratory (3)
*PSYC 514/L Psychological Assessment III/Laboratory (3)

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Psychological treatment (12 units)

*PSYC 581/L Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/Laboratory (3) or HPRO 606A Preventive Care Seminar: Stress Management (2)
*PSYC 582/L Psychodynamic Therapy/Laboratory (3)
*PSYC 583 Phenomenological Therapy/Laboratory (2)
*PSYC 584 Group Psychotherapy/Laboratory (2)

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Wholeness core (19 units)