Department of health promotion and education with the Graduate School

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

Corequisite | Overview | Biomedical sciences | General preventive care | Preventive care electives | Research and evaluation | Psychological science | General clinical | Psychological assessment | Psychological treatment | Wholeness core | Clinical practica | Electives | Professional concentration in health psychology | Degree unit summary

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.

Length of Program:

Approximate 5-7 yeara

Course of study:

For acceptance into the Doctor of Public Health/Doctor of Psychology consists of a minimum of 245 units, as outlined below:

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Corequisite - Public Health / Biomedical Sciences

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General preventive care (55 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 565 Tobacco Use: Prevention and Intervention (3)
• HPRO 606B Preventive Care Seminar: Motivational Interviewing (2)
• EPDM 566 Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease (3)
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• EPDM 565 Epidemiology of Cancer (3)
• HPRO 527 Obesity and Disordered Eating (3)
• HPRO 553 Addiction Theory (3)
• HPRO 584 Aging and Health (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)
• NUTR 556 Nutritional Applications in Lifestyle Intervention (1)
• NUTR 578 Exercise Nutrition (3)

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Research and evaluation- applicable to both programs (35 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 (3)
• PHCJ 534 Research Methods (4)
• PHCJ 604 Research Seminar (2)
• HPRO 694 Research (6)
• HPRO 698 Dissertation (12)

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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 (9 units)

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

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Wholeness core (19 units)

• *PSYC 526 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pscyhology (3)
• *PSYC 554 Health Psychology (4)
• *PSYC 567 Human Diversity (3)
• *RELR ___ Religion elective (500 or 600 level) (3)
• *RELT ___ Religion elective (500 or 600 level) (3)
• *RELE 534 Ethical Issues in Public Health (3)

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Clinical practica (52 units)

• *PSYC 781 Internal Practicum (2,2,2,2)
• *PSYC 782 External Practicum I (4)
• *PSYC 783 External Practicum II (4)
• *PSYC 784 External Practicum III (4)
• *PSYC 785 External Practicum IV (4)
• *PSYC 786 External Practicum V (4) or HPRO 704 Internship (4)
• *PSYC 787 External Practicum VI (4) or HPRO 704 Internship (4)
• *PSYC 798 Pre-Internship (4,4,4,4)
• *PSYC 799 Internship (4)
• *PSYC 799/L Internship Hours (2000 in blocks of 500) (40)

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Electives (13 units)

• *PSYC 552 Brain and Behavior Relationships (4)
• *PSYC 566 Cross Cultural Psychology (2)
• *PSYC 676 Geropsychology (California Licensure) (1)
• *PSYC 684 Human Sexuality (California Licensure) (1)
• *PSYC 685 Drug Addiction/Treatment (California Licensure) (2)
• *PSYC 686 Elder, Partner, Child Abuse (California Licensure) (2)
• *PSYC ___ Other Electives as Required (1)

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Professional concentration in health psychology (20 units)

• *PSYC 681 Clinical Supervision (2)
• *PSYC 683 Management, Consultation and Education (2)
• *PSYC 527 Psychological/Emotional Aspects: Health/Disease (2)
• *PSYC 537 Applied Behavioral Medicine (2)
• *PSYC 546 Clinical Applications in Primary Care (2)
• *PSYC 547 Health Psychology Assessment (2)
• *PSYC 556 Biofeedback (4)
• *PSYC ___ Health Psychology Electives (4)

Degree unit summary

Total degree units for PsyD-168 units

Total degree units for Dr.PH-111 units

Total degree units for DrPH Preventive Care/PsyD Pschology- 279 units

28 research units applied to both programs- 31 units

3 ethics units applied to both programs

TOTAL COMBINED DEGREE UNITS - 245 units

*Offered in another school of the University; See the university catalog for course description.

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