Clinical Psychopharmacology (MS) Program

Curriculum for Psychologists

The psychology curriculum focuses on four specific subject areas: Biological Foundations, Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Collaborative Practice and Consultation Models. The individual classes within those subject areas are listed below.

Semester One—Biological Foundations
Anatomy, Physiology, & Pathophysiology I
IPALP: Introduction to Physical Assessment, Laboratory, & Pathophysiology II

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

Updated 10/15/07