M.A. Educational Psychology: Child/Adolescent Clinical Program
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Program Overview
The Concentration in Child/Adolescent Clinical Psychology prepares our graduates to work with a pre-adult population in clinical settings such as hospitals and community mental health centers. Students receive both theoretical training and applied clinical experience as part of the requirements for this Concentration.
Program Admissions & Requirements
We are a rolling admissions program! Please apply online as via the Office of Graduate Studies when you are ready!All applicants must meet the admission requirements for graduate study at Montclair State University. In addition, the applicant must have:
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12 undergraduate credits in psychology including a course in statistics and a laboratory course in experimental psychology |
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achieve acceptable scores on the general GRE |
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and be approved by the departmental committee. |
What can I do with the M.A. Educational Psychology-- Child/Adolescent Clinical degree?
MA level clinicians are able to do, under supervision and in exempt settings such as hospitals and community mental health centers, virtually anything doctoral level clinicians can do: individual and group psychotherapy, program administrators, psychological testing, etc. However, they cannot do private practice, even under supervision with this degree.
Course Selection
I. Required Courses
PSYC 510 Research Methods in Psychology
PSYC 561 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 578 Psychological Tests and Measurements
II. Required clinical sequence
PSYC 565 Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
PSYC 574 Individual Intelligence Testing
PSYC 575 Projective Techniques I
PSYC 593 Clinical Interviewing
PSYC 670 Introduction to Psychotherapy
PSYC 680 Externship in Clinical Psychology
III. Electives
To be selected with the advice and approval of
the program director and
graduate advisor.
IV. Thesis (optional)
V. Comprehensive Examination
Total Semester Hours: 36
Email specialized Child/Adolescent Clinical faculty with your questions!
