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Clinical Psychopharmacology

The Master’s Program in Clinical Psychopharmacology is designed to enhance the knowledge base of current and future psychologists in psychopharmacology working in medical settings, private practice, or other settings where the interaction with the treating physician and other health care practitioners is critical to improving patient care.

The program consists of 33 semester hours which includes 2 practicums.  Our faculty members are drawn from Nova Southeastern University’s colleges of psychology, pharmacy, and medical sciences and are supplemented by adjunct faculty members with special expertise.

The program is offered in a format accessible to psychologists from around the nation. Classes meet one weekend a month from September to July.  Web course tools (WebCt) are used to enhance learning between class sessions.

The overall training goals are designed to educate the students as follows:

  1. expand the knowledge base in biopsychology, pharmacology and psychopharmacology.
  2. ensure a more complex understanding of how medical conditions interact with  psychological conditions.
  3. develop a more sophisticated understanding of a client’s medication, potential side  effects, and contraindications.
  4. develop consultation skills for work with physicians and other health care providers.
Required Courses:

PSY 9500 Neuroanatomy/Neuropathology 1.5 Credits
PSY 9502 Drug Information Resources 0.5 Credits
PSY 9505 Neurophysiology 1.5 Credits
PSY 9507 Introduction to Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry
1 Credits
PSY 9510 Neurochemistry 1.5 Credits
PSY 9512 Human Anatomy & Physiology 1.5 Credits
PSY 9515 General Pharmacology I
2 Credits
PSY 9516 General Pharmacology II 2 Credits
PSY 9520 Clinical Psychopharmacology I 2 Credits
PSY 9521 Clinical Psychopharmacology II 2 Credits
PSY 9525 Developmental Psychopharmacology 1.5 Credits
PSY 9530 Chemical Dependency & Pain Management 1.5 Credits
PSY 9535 Pathophysiology I 2 Credits
PSY 9536 Pathophysiology II 2 Credits
PSY 9540 Introduction Physical Assessment & Lab Exams 3 Credits
PSY 9545 Professional, Ethical & Legal Issues 0.5 Credits
PSY 9550 Psychotherapy/Pharmacotherapy Interactions 1 Credits
PSY 9560 Pharmacoepidemiology 1 Credits
PSY 9570 Practicum I: Psychopharmacology 2.5 Credits
PSY 9575

Practicum II: Psychopharmacology

2.5 Credits
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