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FPSY 8720 – Advanced Psychopathology and Personality

FPSY 8720 – Advanced Psychopathology and Personality

FPSY 8720 – Advanced Psychopathology and Personality

Learning Outcomes

  1. Evaluate behavior using psychological theory and research from a forensic psychology perspective.
  2. Analyze seminal works in forensic psychology in terms of their relation to education and/or research.
  3. Differentiate between advanced legal concepts pertaining to forensic psychology.
  4. Integrate principles of advanced research methods to produce independent scholarly research related to forensic psychology.
  5. Evaluate how assessment elements (psychological assessment, risk assessment, psychological reports) are used within forensic psychology settings.
  6. Engage in decision making using relevant ethical codes (e.g., APA and Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists) in forensic work settings.
  7. Promote social change through the integration of principles of forensic psychology in scholarly and/or professional activities.

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Specializations

  • General Program (see below)
  • Criminal Justice Self-Designed–PhD in Forensic Psychology
  • Crisis Leadership Management–PhD in Forensic Psychology
  • Crisis Response–PhD in Forensic Psychology
  • Legal Issues in Forensic Psychology
  • Self-Designed–PhD in Forensic Psychology
  • Victimology–PhD in Forensic Psychology

Degree Requirements

  • 110 quarter credits
  • Core courses (75 cr.)
  • Specialization courses (15 cr.)
  • Dissertation (20 cr. [minimum requirement]–120 cr. [8-year maximum timeframe])*
  • PhD residencies (four 4-day sessions)

Foundation Course (3 cr.)

  • FPSY 8002 – Foundations of Graduate Studies in Psychology

Core Courses (75 cr.)

  • FPSY 8102 – Intersection of Crime, Psychology, and the Law
  • FPSY 8115 – Writing A Quality Prospectus in Psychology
  • FPSY 8116 – Understanding Forensic Psychology Research
  • FPSY 8126 – Understanding Violence, Risk, and Threat Assessment
  • FPSY 8135 – Criminal Behavior
  • FPSY 8200 – Advanced Issues in Forensic Psychology
  • FPSY 8214 – Consulting for Organizational Change
  • FPSY 8314 – Program Evaluation
  • FPSY 8333 – Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue
  • FPSY 8400 – Advanced Issues in Forensic Psychology
  • FPSY 8511 – Treatment of Forensic Populations
  • FPSY 8700 – Dissertation Literature Review Lab
  • FPSY 8740 – Disaster, Crisis, and Trauma
  • FPSY 8748 – Stress and Coping
  • FPSY 8762 – Teaching of Psychology
  • FPSY 8912 – Mental Health Law

Specialization Courses (15 cr.)

Dissertation Course (20 cr. [minimum requirement]–120 cr. [8-year maximum timeframe])*

  • FPSY 9000 – Dissertation I-IV *To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook. In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation course until they complete an approved dissertation, which usually requires more than the minimum terms in the dissertation course shell.

Course Sequence: FPSY 8720 – Advanced Psychopathology and Personality

Quarter Course Credits
1 FPSY 8002 – Foundations of Graduate Studies in Psychology 3 cr.
FPSY 8102 – Intersection of Crime, Psychology, and the Law 5 cr.
2 FPSY 8720 – Advanced Psychopathology and Personality Disorders 5 cr.
FPSY 8135 – Criminal Behavior 5 cr.
3 FPSY 8910 – Legal Issues and Social Change in Forensic Psychology 5 cr.
FPSY 8126 – Understanding Violence, Risk, and Threat Assessment 5 cr.
4 FPSY 8762 – Teaching of Psychology 5 cr.
RSCH 8110 – Research Theory, Design, and Methods? OR FPSY 8116 – Understanding Forensic Psychology Research  5 cr.
5 FPSY 8201 – Psychological Aspects of Violent Crime 5 cr.
RSCH 8210 – Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis? 5 cr.
FPSY 8700 – Dissertation Literature Review Lab 5 cr.
6 RSCH 8310 – Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis? 5 cr.
FPSY 8314 – Program Evaluation 5 cr.
7 FPSY 8202 – Criminal Investigative Analysis and Profiling 5 cr.
RSCH 8260 – Advanced Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis OR RSCH 8360 – Advanced Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis OR RSCH 8460 – Advanced Mixed-Methods Reasoning and Analysis 5 cr.
8 FPSY 8400 – Advanced Issues in Forensic Psychology 5 cr.
FPSY 8115 – Writing A Quality Prospectus in Psychology 5 cr.
9 FPSY 8214 – Consulting for Organizational Change 5 cr.
FPSY 8203 – Victimology 5 cr.
10+ FPSY 9000 – Dissertation I-IV* 20 cr. (minimum requirement)–120 cr. (8-year maximum timeframe)*