Course variations

Course summary

This specialization offers students the opportunity to create an individualized, academic-track program designed to meet their professional goals and research interests. Students should choose established areas of psychological study such as addiction, family, or health psychology, or design an interdisciplinary program that blends psychology with education, business, or human services courses. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing faculty or administrative training positions in higher education, business or the military, or careers in consulting, institutional research, or program evaluation or administration.

Program modules

Core modules include: PSY8002 - Orientation to Doctoral Learning in Psychology, PSY7110 - History and Systems of Psychology, PSY7210 - Lifespan Development, PSY7421 - Cognitive/Affective Psychology, PSY7520 - Social Psychology, PSY7543 - Ethics and multicultural Issues in Psychology, PSY7610 - Tests and Measurements, PSY7625 - Advanced Inferential Statistics, PSY7630 - Qualitative Analysis, PSY7656 - Advanced Research Methods. Specialization modules include: PSY7635 - Advanced Qualitative Analysis, PSY7626 - Multivariate Statistics, PSY9919 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination, PSY9920 - Dissertation Course room - non-credit, PSY9921 - Dissertation Research 1, PSY9922 - Dissertation Research 2, PSY9923 - Dissertation Research 3 and PSY9924 - Dissertation Research 4. Seven elective modules include: SY7330 - Psychopharmacology, PSY8410 - Substance-Related Therapies, PSY8420 - Multicultural Issues in Addiction,PSY8430 - Issues and Trends in Addiction-Related Treatments, PSY8440 - Substance-Related Program Evaluation, PSY8450 - Compulsive Behavior and the Disturbance of the Self, PSY8460 - Dual Diagnosis and PSY8570 - Family Systems Approach to Addictive Behavior Problems. For a health psychology focus, recommended electives include: PSY7320 - Advanced Biological Psychology, PSY7330 - Psychopharmacology, PSY8610 - Principles of Health Psychology, PSY8630 - Health Care Delivery, PSY8640 - Community Psychology, PSY8650 - Innovative Health Care Practices, PSY8660 - Coping with Chronic Physical Illness, PSY8670 - Cognitive/Affective Basis of Physical Illness.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants should have completed master’s degree from an institution accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting agency or an internationally recognized institution. They should have obtained a cumulative GPA of 3.00 from a master’s degree granting institution or a combined score of 1000 on the GRE General Exam. International students whose language of instruction is not English are required to take one of the following tests: the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum acceptable score of 550 on paper-based test, 213 on computer-based test with a score of 4.0 or higher on the Test of Written English (TWE), or 79 on internet based examination; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) score of 80; International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a score of 6.5; or Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 59.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

Capella University

Department name

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