Golden Gate University 2009-10 Catalog

Students can choose one of the following concentrations:

Counseling Concentration — 24 units This curriculum prepares you for professional counseling work not requiring a license in organizational settings such as employee assistance programs, social service agencies, and school or college counseling centers. It also prepares students for graduate study leading to the PhD or PsyD degree.

Required Courses — 24 units

PSYCH 320 Therapeutic Communication and Counseling

Skills

Psychopathology

Psychological Assessment Alternative Methods of Therapeutic Intervention

PSYCH 326 Legal and Ethical Responsibility for

Counselors

PSYCH 321

PSYCH 322

PSYCH 323

Nine units of the following:

PSYCH 302 Individual and Family Lifespan Development:

Theories and Applications for Therapists Child/Adolescent Psychology, Assessment and Treatment

Principles of Couple and Family Counseling Psychopharmacology

Human Sexuality ( 1 unit)

Chemical Substance Dependency: Assessment and Treatment ( 1 unit) Relational Abuse: Assessment, Treatment and Reporting ( 2 units) Career Counseling and Development Structure, Theory and Ethics of Conflict Resolution

PSYCH 353 Conflict Resolution: Skills and Techniques PSYCH 396A-ZZ Selected Topics in Applied Psychology PSYCH 398 Internship: Applied Psychology

PSYCH 399 Directed Study in Applied Psychology ( 1-3

units)

Any other course approved by the program chair ( 3 units)

PSYCH 324

PSYCH 325

PSYCH 329

PSYCH 331

PSYCH 333

PSYCH 334

PSYCH 351

PSYCH 352

Industrial/Organizational Psychology Concentration — 21 units This curriculum prepares you for work in organizational settings. Individuals trained in industrial and organizational psychology work in corporate human resource departments; consulting firms; government agencies at national, state, or local levels; nonprofit and social service agencies; educational and healthcare institutions; and as private consultants.

Required Courses — 21 units

PSYCH 341 Organizational Behavior and Process PSYCH 342 Organizational Development,

Assessment and Intervention Leadership and the Development of Managerial Excellence

Tests and Measurements Applied Industrial Psychology

PSYCH 343

PSYCH 344

PSYCH 350

Two of the following:

MGT 300 Managerial Analysis and Team Dynamics MGT 305 Managing People in International Settings MGT 343 Labor-management Relations MGT 346 Human Resource Management PSYCH 351 Career Counseling and Development PSYCH 352 Structure, Theory and Ethics of Conflict

Resolution

Conflict Resolution: Skills and Techniques Field Research in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology

PSYCH 396A-ZZ Selected Topics in Applied Psychology PSYCH 398 Internship: Applied Psychology PSYCH 399 Directed Study in Applied Psychology ( 1-3

units)

Any other course approved by the program chair ( 3 units)

PSYCH 353

PSYCH 395

Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Concentration — 37 units This curriculum meets the MFT licensure requirements as required by section 4980.38(a) of the Business and Professions (B&P) code. The program satisfies all the educational requirements set by the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners and may provide some hours of supervised experience fulfilling part of the practical experience requirements. Licensed marriage and family therapists provide psychological services in community mental health agencies, private clinics, or in independent private practice.

Required courses — 37 units

PSYCH 302 Individual and Family Lifespan Development:

Theories and Applications for Therapists Therapeutic Communication and Counseling Skills

Psychopathology

Psychological Assessment Alternative Methods of Therapeutic Intervention

PSYCH 324 Child/Adolescent Psychology,

Assessment and Treatment Principles of Couple and Family Counseling Legal and Ethical Responsibility for Counselors Psychopharmacology Human Sexuality ( 1 unit) Chemical Substance Dependency: Assessment and Treatment ( 1 unit) Relational Abuse: Assessment, Treatment and Reporting ( 2 units) Practicum in Counseling Psychology ( 6 units)

PSYCH 320