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Compulsory courses (27 credits)

The student must carry out the following activities

GDR6003 Professional ethics and legal issues
GPS6008 Advanced Seminar in Psychopathology
PCL6048 Consultation and supervision
PCL6058 Conduct of the assessment and psychodiagnosis
PCL6073 Clinical Psychopharmacology
PSY6100 Comprehensive exam (1 credit)
PSY6101 Evolutionary seminar I (.5 credits)
PSY6102 Evolutionary Seminar II (.5 credits)
PSY6103 Evolutionary Seminar III (.5 credits)
PSY6104 Evolutionary seminar IV (.5 credits)
SRP6019 Quantitative Analysis Strategies in Psychology I
SRP6027 Seminar linked to the essay or thesis
SRP6029 Research seminar

Optional courses (63 to 66 credits)

The student must carry out five activities chosen from the following practica and internships (39 credits):

A practicum 1a (4 credits):

PCL6093 Practicum 1a: introduction to psychological assessment and intervention (4 credits)
PCL6105 Practicum 1a in Clinical Neuropsychology (4 credits)

A 1b practicum (5 credits):

PCL6094 Practicum 1b: Introduction to Psychological Assessment and Intervention (5 credits)
PCL6106 Practicum 1b in Clinical Neuropsychology (5 credits)

A 2a practicum (4 credits):

PCL6095 Practicum 2a in Clinical Psychology (4 credits)
PCL6107 Practicum 2a in Clinical Neuropsychology (4 credits)

A 2b practicum (5 credits):

PCL6096 Practicum 2b in Clinical Psychology (5 credits)
PCL6108 Practicum 2b in Clinical Neuropsychology (5 credits)

An internship (21 credits):

PCL6077 Internship in clinical psychology (21 credits)
PCL6103 Internship in clinical neuropsychology (21 credits)

The student must carry out two activities in individual intervention among the following courses (6 credits):

PCL6049 Methods of intervention with the child
PCL6050 Methods of intervention with adolescents
PCL6051 Methods of intervention with adults
PCL6052 Methods of intervention with people aged 50 to 100
PCL6056 Intervention methods in clinical neuropsychology

The student must carry out an activity in intervention with groups and systems from among the following courses (3 credits):

PCL6053 Methods of intervention with the couple and the family
PCL6054 Group psychotherapy

The student must complete 3 credits in intervention in a field of practice among the following courses

ANI6002 Neuroanatomy Laboratory (1 credit)
PCL6085 Cognitive-behavioral approach intervention methods
PCL6087 Psychodynamic approach intervention methods
PCL6104 Brain anatomy applied to neuropsychology (2 credits)

The student must carry out two to three activities as an evaluation instrument (6 to 9 credits):

PCL6062 Psychometric instruments with various populations
PCL6063 Assessment in clinical neuropsychology in adults
PCL6064 Instruments for the evaluation of groups and systems
PCL6065 Seminar in psychological assessment
PCL6078 Seminar related to the evaluation of the child and the family
PCL6079 Rorschach II
PCL6089 Clinical neuropsychology in a specialized setting
PCL6091 In-Depth Expertise Questions I
PCL6097 Assessment in clinical neuropsychology in children

The student must carry out two to three activities in research or analysis methods among the following courses (6 to 9 credits):

GPS6011 Program planning and evaluation
PSY6006 Systematic review and meta-analysis
SRP6012 Praxeology and action research
SRP6013 Foundations and Methods of Qualitative Research
SRP6018 Application and interpretation of statistical techniques in psychology
SRP6020 Quantitative Analysis Strategies in Psychology II
SRP6024 Development of measuring instruments
SRP6025 Experimental, quasi-experimental and correlational research methods
SRP6028 Methods of direct observation of behaviors

Complementary courses (0 to 3 credits)

The student may choose one of the following courses or one of the courses in the “intervention” block, or any other course with the approval of the management of the graduate program committee in psychology.

List of suggested additional courses

Research credits (48 credits)
To successfully complete the program, students must carry out research work counting for 48 credits.
RESEARCH WORK

Thesis (48 credits)

"The thesis is a written presentation of work carried out in a field of research, creation or intervention. It makes an original and significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge in a field of research, creation or It makes it possible to demonstrate a person's ability to carry out research, creation or intervention independently." (Regulation article 186, page 53)

The advancement of knowledge in question here can lead to applications in intervention or to new methods of intervention in psychology or to the advancement of theoretical knowledge.

In his work, the student must demonstrate his competence to describe a problem, make an appropriate and recent review of the scientific writings related to his study, use a rigorous method in accordance with scientifically recognized criteria with regard to the problem studied and its objective, carry out the appropriate analyzes and complete all the steps necessary to carry out its study.

The thesis can be presented in traditional form or in the form of an article. In either case, it is a work of which the student must be the first craftsman. It can be carried out as part of a larger research program. In the realization of his project, the student must experiment and concretize the various stages of a scientific work and be able to account for the choices, the contents and the results specific to each stage of realization.

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it