Core Curriculum

Full-time doctoral students will be required to complete a minimum of 9 hours of coursework per semester during Fall and Spring semesters, and a reduced requirement (7 hours of coursework) during Summer semesters.

Typically, the students will take one or two didactic courses per semester (3 credit hours per course) and enroll in a practicum course and a research course each of the semesters during the first two years. Students will also complete an internship during the third year of the program.

Students will be required to take 4 “core” didactic courses, including:

• MMI 835 - Experimental and Quantitative Analysis of Behavior
• MMI 908 - Assessment and Treatment of Child Psychopathology
• MMI 911 - Behavioral Psychology of Development Across the Lifespan
• MMI 950 - Advanced Methods in Single Case Research

Students will also take a 2-credit grantsmanship course during the first 2 years of the program:

• Seminar CTR 901 - Seminar in Clinical and Translational Research Grantsmanship I (2 credit)