Ph.D. Program Outline
The following outline describes the areas of study adopted by the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology that are in accordance with School of Education and Graduate School guidelines.
I. Major: Counseling Psychology (Minimum: 36 hours)
The sequence of courses and other experiences in this area prepare students to pursue original research and scholarship. Courses from related areas of study may be included if their relevance to the major can be demonstrated, and if approval is secured. Six hours of inquiry course work in the major are required, in addition to the inquiry core component.
- G505 Individual Appraisal: Principles and Procedures
- G522 Counseling Theory (
must be taken concurrently with G523)
- G523 Laboratory in Counseling ( must be taken concurrently with G522)
- G524 Practicum in Counseling (G522 Counseling Theory and G523 Laboratory in Counseling, or their equivalent, are pre-requisites for enrollment in G524.)
- G532 Introduction to Group Counseling
- G552 Career Counseling - Theory/Practice
- G567 Introduction to Marriage and Family Counseling
- G575 Multicultural Counseling
- G600 Pro-Seminar in Counseling Psychology (This course may be credited toward the substantive core requirement but cannot be double counted in computing total credit hours)
- G622 Advanced Theories of Counseling
- G624 Advanced Practicum in Counseling Psychology
- G645 Psychoeducational Consultation
- G615 Seminar in Psychodiagnostics
- G763 Advanced Practicum in Counseling Supervision
- P591 Individual Intelligence Testing
- P691 Seminar in Personality and Behavioral Assessment
INQUIRY COURSES IN MAJOR:
- Early Inquiry Experience - G590 Research in Counseling
- Inquiry Linkage - G685 Seminar in Counseling Research Methods
II. Inquiry Core -- (Minimum: 15 hours)
This program component emphasizes methodology skills which provide a basis for conducting original research. At least one three-credit course must include a survey in inquiry methods. Student must also bake a course related to Psychological Measurement (e.g. Y527).In addition students must take a graduate level multivariate statistical course (e.g. Y604) and a graduate level qualitative analysis course (e.g., Y611). Other courses, in the inquiry core may be from the areas of statistics, measurement, program evaluation, or in ethnographic qualitative, quantitative, or historical research methods. Inquiry core courses ought, generally to precede inquiry courses taken in the major. Inquiry courses taken in the major or minor may not be "double-counted" in the inquiry core. A list of approved inquiry core courses is available from the Office of Graduate Studies.
III. Minor -- (Minimum: 12 hours)
The minor must have integrity in its own right and must complement the major. The minor field must demonstrate wholeness within itself and contribute to the student's overall doctoral program. minors are normally formulated within a single program area.
An interdisciplinary minor is also possible. If courses in the minor are from more than one program area, a written description of the minor's underlying theme must be provided along with a rationale for each course's contribution to that theme. Major area courses may not be used in the minor.
IV. Electives or Second Minor -- (Minimum: 6 hours)
The minimum of 6 elective credit hours is intended to ensure that students have flexibility in their programs from stipulating all of the minimum 90 credit hours of the doctoral program. It is expected that most students will have more than six elective credit hours. Elective courses must be relevant to the student's program of studies. It should also be noted that at least 27 hours in the student's program must come from outside the major.
V. Psychological Foundations (Minimum: 15 hours)
Courses in this area satisfy accreditation requirements of the American Psychological Association. These courses also satisfy psychology licensure requirements in many states. Because these courses are unique requirements in the Counseling Psychology program, they can be double and in some cases, triple counted on the student’s program of studies. Following are recommended courses under each of the form clusters in Psychological Foundations.
Cluster 1: HISTORY AND SYSTEMS 3 hrs.
P526 Theory and Method in Educational Psychology
Cluster 2: INDIVIDUAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR 3 hrs.
P515 Child Development
P516 Adolescent Development
P517 Adult Development and Aging
Psy519 Current Theories of Personality
Psy736 Child Psychopathology
Cluster 3: COGNITIVE-AFFECTIVE BASES OF BEHAVIOR 3 hrs.
P540 Learning and Cognition in Education
Cluster 4: SOCIAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR 3 hrs.
P566 Social Psychology in Education
Psy511 Social Psychology
Soc530 Introduction to Social Psychology
Cluster 5: BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR 3 hrs.
P624 Brain Research
Psy667 Neuropsychopharmacology
NUR510 Neuro-Psychopharmacology
VI. Dissertation -- (Total: 15 hours)
Twelve hours of G799 Doctoral Dissertation is required. In addition, 3 hours of dissertation proposal preparation must be taken. This may be G795, an independent study course, or a departmental seminar specifically for this purpose. The prospective director of the dissertation should play an active role in the supervision of dissertation proposal writing.
VII. Residence
A total of 60 credit hours (including dissertation credits) must be taken at Bloomington or Indianapolis. Ph.D. students must have two consecutive semesters in a single academic year in which 9 hours of program course work (excluding G799) are completed each semester.