Overview
Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 10
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Duration Full Time: 36 Month(s)
Total Credits: 270
Delivery Method: In-Person
Connected Curriculum: - Civic and Community Engagement
- Employability
- Global Reach
- Inter-and Transdisciplinary
- Research Based Teaching
- Sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): - Good Health and Well-being
- Quality Education
- Gender Equality
- Reduced Inequality
Graduate Attributes: - Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
- Digitally Fluent
- Independent and creative thinker
- Socially Responsible
Work-Integrated Learning (Including Placement): Yes
UCC policies applying to applicants/students on this programme: - Fitness to Practise Policy
- Student Vetting Policy and Procedure
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| AP7010 | Adult Clinical Psychology | 10 |
| AP7011 | Adult Mental Health Placement | 20 |
| AP7012 | Child Mental Health and Disability 1 | 10 |
| AP7013 | Research Design Analysis | 10 |
| 1 | 40 |
| |
| AP7004 | Clinical Psychology Applied to Intellectual Disability and Autism II | 15 |
| AP7005 | Clinical Psychology Applied to Child and Adolescent | 25 |
| AP7009 | Clinical Research Methods and Data Analysis II | 10 |
| 1 | 40 |
| |
| AP7006 | Elective Topics in Clinical Psychology | 25 |
| AP7007 | Advanced Placement in Clinical Psychology | 25 |
| 2 | 40 |
| Total Credits | 270 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for DClinPsych (NFQ Level 10, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Integrate psychological values, knowledge and skills in responding to clinical situations;
- Synthesise and generalise psychological theory and knowledge, at the forefront and covering all core areas of clinical psychology, in assessment, formulation, treatment and evaluation;
- Display high-level communication skills in working effectively in multi-disciplinary teams with clients from a diverse range of backgrounds in a variety of health and community settings;
- Work effectively with appropriate levels of professional autonomy and accountability, including awareness of ethical, legal, organisational and governance responsibilities of Clinical Psychologists;
- Show professional competence relating to personal and professional development informed by awareness of the dynamic clinical, professional and social context of clinical psychology;
- Identify, review and critically appraise a substantial body of research evidence which is at the forefront of clinical psychology practice;
- Generate practice-relevant knowledge by applying appropriate research methods and techniques, including quantitative and qualitative approaches, to clinical research and service evaluation case studies;
- Design, carry out, and report advanced, independent, original research in clinical psychology.
