Clinical Psychology
The Duquesne University Psychology Department is renowned throughout the world for its scholarship in the area of human science psychology. The Department welcomes students sensitive to the assumptions that underlie any effort to understand human beings, and the historical, cultural, relational, and embodied character of all human thought and activity.
We walk alongside you in your examination of the multiple meanings of existence, working towards the liberation and well-being of persons individually as well as in community, and do so with a deep and abiding consideration of ethics.
As you work towards our Clinical Psychology Ph.D., you are immersed in an advanced course of study specializing in human science approaches to clinical psychology, integrating theory, research, and clinical practice.
While it is possible to complete the program in five years, most students graduate in six or seven years.
Careers
With a Ph.D. from Duquesne, you will be positioned to establish careers in independent practice, community clinics, medical and managed care facilities, and in academic and research settings.
Application Deadline
Students should submit their application no later than December 1st.
Program Information
We accompany your exploration into multiple meanings of existence, striving for personal and communal liberation with an ethical focus. Our Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program integrates human science approaches, theory, research, and clinical practice.
Degree
Doctorate
Academic Department
Psychology
Required Credit Hours
73
Program Requirements
A minimum of 73 credits (excluding six credits for the dissertation) is required. There
is a residence requirement, which is fulfilled while completing the coursework.
513 Intro. To Qualitative and Interpretive Research
526 Phenomenology of Human Development
537 Psychology as a Human Science: History and Systems
543 Approaches to Psychopathology
545 Intro. To Psychotherapy
551 Social Psychology
560 Physiological Psychology
571 Intro. To Assessment
612 Advanced Qualitative Research
617 Research Practica--take 3 at 1 credit each
620 Philosophical Psychology:
623 Ethics & Standards (2 credits)
624 Experimental Research Methods
640 Clinical Formulation
665 Seminar in Consultation and Supervision
671 Advanced Assessment
674 Psychology & Cultural Diversity
Also required:
- 1 credit Clinical Practicum (650) – for each semester that student is seeing clients at the Clinic for a total of 6 credits
- 0 credit Psychology Colloquium (652) – attendance is required for 1st and 2nd year students,
- 1 credit of Supervised Teaching of Psychology I (510)
- 1 credit of Supervised Teaching of Psychology II (610)
- 0 credit “Distinguished Speakers Workshop,” (weekend mini course held once a year)—attendance at two is required.
With the exception of “Distinguished Speakers Workshop” all “0” credit requirements are recorded on the academic transcript and must be met in order to graduate.
Application Requirements
Submit the university application through the graduate application portal including a resume or curriculum vitae.
If you are in the process of completing a degree, you may submit an up-to-date unofficial transcript with your application, followed by a final, official transcript upon enrollment as a Duquesne University graduate student. All other transcripts should be either emailed or mailed from the institution. If mailing, use the following address:
Duquesne University
McAnulty Graduate School of Liberal Arts
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282
If your undergrad and/or graduate degrees are from an institution located outside of the United States, you must use a transcript credential evaluation service to obtain a course-by-course report. The official reports must be sent directly to Duquesne University from the organization you order through and will qualify as official transcripts.
In addition to the transcripts, the Psychology Department requires that simple list of psychology courses already completed be uploaded to the application site as well.
Trace the development of your thinking with respect to psychology as a human science. Emphasize the authors and theories that have had the most impact on your conception of psychology. Discuss how you see the relationship between psychology and cultural diversity.
The program has been accredited by the American Psychological Association since November 2001 and is listed in the Doctoral Psychology Programs Meeting Designated
Criteria developed and published by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology
Boards and National Register. *Questions related to the program's accredited status should be directed to the Commission
on Accreditation: Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation Unsure of whether Duquesne's Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology is for you? We promise that
our program is everything you've dreamed and more than what you've imagined. See below
for some frequently asked questions, but we encourage you to reach out to the department
to request more information. We understand that funding a doctoral degree can be an obstacle in your educational
journey and wish to help our students as much as possible. Below are a few options
available to our 5th year students, but our list of funding options is always growing. The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values
in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D.
candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. The Jennings Randolph Peace Scholarship program, which awards scholarships to doctoral candidates at U.S. universities researching
and writing dissertations with clear relevance for policy and practice in the field
of international peacebuilding and conflict management. Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation Fellowship program seeks to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by
increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits
of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity
as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Additional funding options are available, please contact the Department of Psychology
for more information.
Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 336-5979 / E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org
Accreditation Web site
Student Admissions OutcomesFAQ's
Funding for 5th-year Students
The NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts is the official publication for NIH medical and behavioral research grant policies,
guidelines and funding opportunities.
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