Clinical Psychopharmacology (MS) Program
Curriculum for Medical Health Care Providers
The curriculum for nurse practitioner, A.P.R.N.’s, pharmacists and physician’s assistants focuses on four specific areas of learning: Psychology Foundations, Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Collaborative Practice and Consultation Models. The courses within each area are listed below. Click on the titles to view the complete course description.
Semster One—Psychology Foundations
Psychology Foundations: Psychopathology and Review of Major DSM-IV-TR Diagnoses
This course includes the following modules: What is Abnormality? Models of Abnormality, Architecture of DSM; Assessment in Primary Care; Mood and Anxiety Disorders; Schizophrenia, Bi-Polar Illness, Other Psychotic Disorders and Cognitive Disorders; Personality Disorders and Substance Abuse; Life Cycle Issues and Special Topics in Mental Health; and Summary and Integration
Semester Two—Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Includes the following course modules: Structural & Functional Organization of the Nervous System; Neurophysiology, Neurochemistry, & Molecular Biology of the Nervous System; Brainstem, Hypothalamic & Limbic Function; Synaptic Transmission & Neurotransmitter System; and Sensory Systems Anatomy & Physiology and Motor Systems Anatomy & Physiology.
Semeter Three—Pharmacology and Clinical Psychopharmacology
Pharmacology and Clinical Psychopharmacology I
Includes the following course modules: Principles of Pharmacology; Principles of Clinical Psychopharmacology; Chemical Dependency and Chronic Pain Patient; and Psychotic Disorders.
Semester Four—Collaborative Practice and Consultation Models
Pharmacology and Clinical Psychopharmacology II
Includes the following course modules: Mood Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Personality Disorders and Other Psychiatric Disorders; and Pediatrics, Geriatrics, The Pregnant Patient, and Working with Diverse Populations.
Pharmacotherapeutics
Professional, Legal & Ethical Issues
Practicing in a Diverse World
Integration of Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology
Updated 10/15/07
