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M.Sc. (Clinical Psychology)
Master of Science in Clinical Psychology

Duration:	2 Years
Level:	Post Graduation
Type:	Degree
Eligibility:	Graduation

M.Sc. Clinical Psychology or Master of Science in Clinical Psychology is a postgraduate Psychology course. Clinical psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development. The Clinical Psychology program offers students the option of completing two courses in child and adolescent therapy, or two courses in psychiatric rehabilitation, which focuses on working with adults who have serious mental illnesses. Clinical psychology represents the largest subfield of psychologists. Specialty areas within clinical psychology include child mental health, adult mental health, learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, substance abuse, and geriatrics and health psychology. The duration of the course is two years and it has four semesters syllabus.

M.Sc. Clinical Psychology Eligibility

B.Sc. degree or equivalent (Branch Psychology) with minimum 60% marks.
Some reputed colleges and institutes do conduct entrance examination to get admission to their M.Sc. Degree course.

M.Sc. Clinical Psychology Syllabus

The below given syllabus is provided by the Christ University, Bangalore.

Sem. I
Sr. No.	Subjects of Study
1	History & Philosophy of Psychology
2	Theories of Personality
3	Quantitative Research Methods In Psychology
4	Cognitive Psychology I
5	Biological Foundations of Behavior
6	Advanced Social Psychology
Sem. II
1	Introduction To Clinical Psychology
2	Psychopathology I
3	Psychological Measurement & Statistics
4	Cognitive Psychology II
5	Biological Foundations of Behavior II
6	Developmental Psychology
Sem. III
1	Psychotherapy I
2	Psychotherapy II
3	Psychopathology II
4	Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology
5	Elective I, II
6	Summer Placement
Sem. IV
1	Professionalization Seminar
2	Supervised Clinical Practicum
3	Mini Clinical Research Project
4	Clinical Internship Placement (Mandatory requirement for course completion)

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M.Sc. Clinical Psychology Course Suitability

Those who are able to carry out academic and clinical assessments in family therapy settings, adult health psychology, and psychological assessment of neuropsychological and psychological disorders in adults and children can go for the course.
They should have analytical and problem-solving skills such as thinking your way around problems, developing hypotheses and designing experiments to address questions being asked.
They must possess the skills like using judgement, decision-making and questioning skills; the ability to identify, select, organise and communicate information and data.
They should be able to understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents; using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

How is M.Sc. Clinical Psychology Course Beneficial?

Course prepared to become either licensed or unlicensed mental health professionals who are qualified to pursue a range of jobs in medical, mental health, administration, social service, educational, geriatric, research, and business settings or continue with doctoral studies.
The course is beneficial for further studies such as M.Phil. and Ph.D.
Clinical psychologists work largely in health and social care settings including hospitals, health centres, community mental health teams, child and adolescent mental health services and social services.
They can teach at the university level or work directly with athletes motivating them and helping them improve their performance.

M.Sc. Clinical Psychology Job Types