Study Plan for undergraduates clinical psychology track

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1 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman Education College Study Plan for undergraduates clinical psychology track

2 Vision The Bachelor is the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia. The goal of the program is to bring high quality Clinical Psychology education to PNU in order to increase the number of skilled Clinical Psychologists in Saudi Arabia; a profession which is in high demand. The content of the Bachelor will cover international knowledge on Clinical Psychology theory and practice with a specific focus on the psychological needs of the Saudi Arabian people and which has been adapted to the Saudi Arabian culture. The Bachelor will be set up by a team of Dutch professionals but over time the Bachelor will be integrated into the PNU curriculum and eventually be taught by Saudi Arabian staff. Goal After four years, each year several dozen students will graduate the Bachelor. These students can choose to complete a Masters in Clinical Psychology in Saudi Arabia or go to The Netherlands for an international Masters in Clinical Psychology at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, where the Bachelor originated. After completing the Bachelor, students are also adequately equipped to move directly into the field of clinical Psychology and practice in, for example, hospitals, private health clinics, nurseries, schools, colleges, government health facilities, and prisons. Message The clinical psychological practice includes the classification, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological problems and disorders. For the treatment of psychological problem or illness, the psychologist first needs to assessment the mental problems and then make a diagnosis. For this psychologists use different instruments such as questionnaires and tests. The main focus of Clinical Psychology Bachelor will be on how to treat mental health problems, including which instruments and treatments are best suited for which problems and disorders. The Bachelor includes many practicals which provide the students with the skills necessary to assess and treat many different mental health problems in the field. Bachelor Design The Bachelor takes years: years of academic teaching and year of Internship (practical) and Thesis. There are six courses per year, three per semester. Courses are given serial rather than parallel, this means that courses last five weeks. Students also take the mandatory courses (requested by the University or the Faculty; these courses are in Arabic and last the entire semester), therefore students still take approximately classes at the same time. The Bachelor makes use of Problem Based Learning teaching methodology. All teachings will be held in English. The courses in the Bachelor provide a general basis and background of Psychological research and in depth knowledge of the current state of research and practice in Clinical Psychology.

3 Job opportunities for clinical psychology graduates Clinical psychologists (graduates from clinical psychology) can work at different fields like:. Hospitals and private health clinics.. government health facilities.. Nurseries,schools,and colleges.. Prisons. Study language English,including all communication. Study system The bachelor takes four years. Studying in Education college is based on academic units system.and the study plan has been designed equal to eight academic semesters. Course coding Course code contains of alphabetic and numerical classifications. Alphabetical classification represent the department. The numerical classification contains of three numbers as follow:. Hundreds code represent the academic year.. Tens code represent the minor within major.. Ones code represent the sequence of the course within the minor of major.

4 Tens code significance in coding psychology department courses (PSY/ CPS) Tens no. Minor specialty Minor specialty Tens no. General minor 0 preparation Developmental psychology courses Educational Social psychology psychology Counseling psychology Clinical psychology Statistical psychology Practicum and internship Professional issues 8

5 Meaning of tens code numbers and free classification in coding other departments` courses: رقم العشرات 7 Department Educational management and planning Educational Technologies Education Code EDAD EDTEC EDU

6 Graduation requirements: Study plan of Clinical Psychology includes (9) credits distributed as follows: Requirement University Requirements College Requirements Requirements Compulsory 87 section Electives 6 Free electives Credit Hours

7 study plan of clinical psychology First year First course Pre requisites communication Hours ISLS 0 Islamic Culture () ENGL 0 English Language() MaSc 60 Statistics Cps Social Psychology Cps Personality Psychology Cps 8 Basic statistics 6 9 Credit Hours 7

8 First year Second course Pre requisites communication Hours ARAB 0 Arabic Composition ENGL 0 ENGL 0 English Language() Cps Cognitive psychology Cps Developmental psychology Cps Clinical psychology Free Elective () 6 6 Credit Hours 8

9 Second year Third course Pre requisites communication Hours ISLS 0 ISLS 0 Islamic Culture () Cps Biological Psychology ENGL 0 _ Cps 8 Cps ENGL 0 Statistical applications in psychology scientific writing in psychology English Language() 6 Credit Hours 9

10 Second year Fourth course Pre requisites communication Hours ARAB 0 Language Skills PSY Learning Theories Cps Anxiety and stress PSY Cps Depression & Psychosis Personality Disorder _ Free Elective () 6 6 Credit Hours 0

11 Third year Fifth course Pre requisites communication Hours ISLS 0 ISLS 0 Islamic Culture () SPED 0 Strategies of Inclusion and Early Intervention Cps Sex and food disorder Cps Biological Psychology Cps Psychopathology in children and adolescents 6 Credit Hours

12 Third year Sixth course Pre requisites communication Hours Cps Cps Prevention of Mental Disorders Neuropsychology Cps 6 Forensic Psychology Free Elective () Department Elective () 6 Credit Hours

13 fourth year Seventh course Pre requisites communication Hours ISLS ISLS 0 Cps 6 Islamic Culture () Clinical Psychology Practicum() Department Elective () Credit Hours

14 fourth year Eighth course Pre requisites communication Hours Cps 6 6 Cps 6 Clinical Psychology Practicum() Writing Bachelor Thesis proposal Credit Hours