Master in Psychology

General Provisions
If the student has not taken undergraduate courses in a field of specialization, he is required to take eighteen (18) units of qualifying courses to be determined by the Academic Program Chairperson unless otherwise specified in the curriculum;

The student may take more than the prescribed units in any distribution in the curriculum to meet his career objective and professional needs;

Free electives may be chosen from among the courses offered which are outside the required subjects in the student’s curriculum;

If the student has completed courses substantially equivalent to the required courses, he may waive the latter by application to the Dean.

Program Description
The Master in Psychology (MP) is a practitioner’s degree. The Field Practicum should focus on an applied program/project that the student will undertake in his/her chosen area of practice. At the end of the practicum period, the student should write a Final Report detailing, among other things, the objectives of the program/project, the activities undertaken to meet the objectives, the student’s involvement in the program/project in his/her area of practice.

Vision
The Master in Psychology is envisioned as an outstanding graduate program offering of the University.

Mission
To produce psychologists who are professionally competent, ethically and morally upright, socially and environmentally concerned and dedicated to the service of God, countrymen and nation.

Objectives

• To provide advanced training in different areas of specialization in psychology
• To enhance skills in the use of psychological tools for evaluation and assessment with the application of technologies
• To develop competencies in conducting psychological research for professional leadership and social development

Curriculum

1. Foundation/Core (12 units)
   • PY 630 Development of Psychological Thought
   • PY 631 Statistics in Behavioral Sciences
   • RH 600 Methods of Research
     
2. Major (18 units, choose an area of specialization)

   Specialization: Clinical Psychology

   • PY 640 Theories of Personality
   • PY 641 Advanced Psychometrics
   • PY 642 Projective Techniques
   • PY 643 Clinical Psychology
   • PY 644 Psychotherapy

   Specialization: Industrial Psychology

   • PY 640 Theories of Personality
   • PY 641 Advanced Psychometrics
   • PY 645 Human Resource Development
   • PY 646 Seminar in Industrial and Organizational Behavior and Development Psychology
   • PY 647 E-Counseling Psychology

   Specialization: School Psychology

   • PY 640 Theories of Personality
   • PY 641 Advanced Psychometrics
   • PY 647 E-Counseling Psychology
   • PY 648 Career Guidance
   • PY 649 Seminar in Psychology of Learning
     
3. Electives/Cognates (6 units)
   • RH 615 Seminar in Thesis Writing
   • Any subject from allied field of specialization
     
4. Practicum (6 units)
   • PY 650 Practicum/Internship
     
5. Thesis (6 units)
   • RH 620 Thesis