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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree or equiv. international education

Credit Hours

60 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced)

Courses Offered

10

Courses Offered In MASTERS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Personality Psychology

  • This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the key personality theorists by combining biographical information on each theorist with his or her contributions to the field. The unique style of this enables you to easily grasp an understanding of the key people and movements in the field of personality.

  • 6 Credits

  • Developmental Psychology

  • The Course offers an eclectic, interdisciplinary approach to the study of adolescence, presenting both psychological and sociological viewpoints as well as educational, demographic, and economic data. The course takes into consideration current and important topics such as ethnic identity formation, gender issues, the Internet, and the effects of single-parent families.

  • 6 Credits

  • Biological and Cognitive Psychology

  • This course incorporates neuroscience seamlessly into the study of cognitive psychology. This course takes a fresh look at the field, and presents it as it actually is today. By integrating findings about the brain into the usual fare for this topic, it provides the foundation for you to study current research in the field. 

  • 6 Credits

  • Neuropsychology

  • This course will provide an overview of the neural systems supporting our perception of spatial world, and the movements of our bodies within it. This course will draw special emphasis to the study of visual perception, memory and language processing, attention or action, human brain damages and recovery.

  • 6 Credits

  • Psychology

  • Course introduces the field of psychology and its basic concepts, theories, research methods, and contributions to the understanding of human behavior. Topics include the nervous system, perception, motivation, learning and memory, social behavior, personality, developmental, and clinical psychology. The past and current theories and contributions of major psychologists are explored.

  • 6 Credits

  • Consultation

  • This course introduces you to consultative and educational processes and roles in the profession of psychology and their application in working with diverse populations. You become familiar with the basic stages and processes of consultation and various ways in which professional psychologists provide consultation services.

  • 6 Credits

  • Assessment and Intervention in Child Clinical Psychology

  • This course combines descriptions of emotional and behavioral disorders with discussion and interpretation of current research on their development. Material is organized around four basic concepts: nature of disorders and conceptual approaches; methods and rationale for assessment; major casual factors; and characteristics of disordered emotion and behavior.

  • 6 Credits

  • Substance Abuse and Behavioral Therapy

  • This course examines substance abuse in population, addressing both ways to measure the problem and how to treat individuals and families. It educates you by guiding through step-by-step, process of working with substance-abuse clients. Topic content builds in sequence; however, each topic can be taken as stand-alone-source of valuable information.

  • 6 Credits

  • Advanced Clinical Psychology

  • This advanced clinical psychology course explains the major clinical psychology disorders with respect to the research in this field and treatment. Each disorder is detailed with the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, medication and treatment so that you have a detailed know-how with the field.

  • 6 Credits

  • Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical Psychology

  • This comprehensive course offers an in-depth examination of the counseling profession. The course text approaches each professional issue in counseling from both an ethical and legal point-of-view, offering you a complete, integrated exploration of all facets. Difficult issues are addressed in a straightforward manner, and practical, realistic advice is proffered.

  • 6 Credits
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Personality psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
    The psychoanalytic legacy: sigmund freud.
    Personality's ancestral foundation: carl jung.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Overcoming inferiority and striving for superiority: alfred adler.
    Moving toward, away from, and against others: karen horney.
    Personality from the interpersonal perspective: harry stack sullivan.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The seasons of our lives: erik erikson.
    The sociopsychological approach to personality: erich fromm.
    Every person is to be prized: carl rogers.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Becoming all that one can be: abraham maslow.
    Marching to a different drummer: george kelly.
    The social - cognitive approach to personality: walter mischel and julian rotter.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Thinking ahead and learning mastery of one's circumstances: albert bandura.
    It's all a matter of consequences: b. f. skinner.
    Human needs and environmental press: henry a. murray.
    The trait approach to personality: raymond cattell and hans eysenck.
    Personality development and prejudice: gordon allport.
    Where is personality theory going?

Developmental psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adolescents in social
    Adolescents in theoretical
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adolescent diversity: socioeconomic status and ethnicity
    Body issues: sexual maturation and physical growth
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Body issues: health-related behaviors and attitudes
    Traditional approaches to cognitive development: piaget and elkind
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    New approaches to cognitive development: information processing, decision making, and assessment issues
    Self-concept, identity, ethnicity, and gender
    Sexual values and behavior
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adolescents and their families
    Divorced, parent-absent, and blended families
    Social development: the changing nature of friendship and romance
    Adolescent society, culture, and subculture
    The development of moral values
    Education and school
    Work and vocation
    Adolescent alienation
    Substance abuse, addiction, and dependency

Biological and cognitive psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    How the brain gives rise to the mind.
    Perception.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Attention.
    Representation and knowledge in long-term memory.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Encoding and retrieval from long-term memory.
    Working memory.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Executive processes.
    Emotion and cognition.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Decision making.
    Problem solving and reasoning.
    Motor cognition and mental simulation.
    Language.

Neuropsychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to neuropsychology
    Neuroanatomy
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Techniques in neuropsychology
    Laterality
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The sensorimotor system
    Sensation and perception: vision
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Memory
    Hearing and language processing
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Emotion
    Spatial ability
    Attention and consciousness
    Humans, human brains, and evolution
    Neural development and developmental disorders
    Human brain damage
    Neuropsychological assessment
    Recovery of function

Psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The science of psychology.
    How psychologists do research.
    Evolution, genes, and behavior.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Neurons, hormones, and the brain.
    Body rhythms and mental states.
    Sensation and perception.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning and conditioning.
    Behavior in social and cultural context.
    Thinking and intelligence.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Memory.
    Emotion.
    Motivation.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Theories of personality.
    Development over the lifespan.
    Health, stress and coping.
    Psychological disorders.
    Approaches to treatment and therapy.

Consultation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction and overview of the book.
    Counseling and consultation.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The context of consultation.
    The context of intervening and change.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Formal and psychological contracts.
    Gender, disabilities, racioethnicity, and the psychological contract.
    Ethical dimensions.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Ethical decision-making in consultation.
    Mental health consultation.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Behavioral person-in-environment approaches.
    Process consultation in organizations, institutions, and agencies.
    School-based consultation and collaboration.
    Agency-based consultation and collaborative cultures.
    Structuring workshops/seminars in consultation.

Assessment and Intervention in Child Clinical Psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Definition: the nature of the problem.
    Prevalence: the extent of the problem.
    The history of the problem: development of the field and current issues.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Conceptual models: approaches to the problem.
    Screening and classification.
    Evaluation for instruction.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Biological factors.
    Family factors.
    School factors.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Cultural factors.
    Attention and activity disorders.
    Conduct disorder: overt aggression.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Conduct disorder: covert antisocial behavior.
    Problem behaviors of adolescence: delinquency, substance abuse, and early sexual activity.
    Anxiety and related disorders.
    Depression and suicidal behavior.
    Schizophrenia and pervasive developmental disorders.
    A personal statement.

Substance Abuse and Behavioral Therapy

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to substance abuse counseling.
    The major substances of abuse and the body.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Etiological theories of substance abuse.
    Assessment and diagnosis.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Treatment planning and treatment setting.
    Individual and group treatment.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Family therapy in substance abuse treatment.
    Working with selected populations: treatment issues and characteristics.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Working with diverse cultures: revisiting issues in prevention and intervention.
    Research and contemporary issues.

Advanced Clinical Psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Diagnostic assessment and treatment planning.
    Ethical and cross-cultural aspects of practice.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Childhood disorders.
    Anxiety disorders.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Eating disorders.
    Addiction disorders.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mood disorders.
    Schizophrenia and other psychoses.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Delirium and dementias.
    Post-traumatic and acute stress disorders.
    Sexual dysfunction.
    Personality and other disorders.

Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical Psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
    Professional identity of counselors
    Professional practice in a multicultural society
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Client welfare and informed consent
    Confidentiality and privileged communication
    Records and subpoenas
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Competence and malpractice
    Boundary issues
    Counseling children and vulnerable adults
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Counseling families and groups
    Evaluation, testing, and diagnosis
    Professional relationships and private practice
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Technology and health care plans
    Issues in counselor education
    Supervision and consultation