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Program Overview

Bellarmine’s Master of Science in Clinical Psychology prepares students for professional practice and continued doctoral study through evidence-based training, hands-on clinical experience, and close faculty mentorship.

The 60-credit, two-year program combines personalized learning with a supportive cohort experience. Students develop skills in assessment, intervention, ethical decision-making, and culturally responsive practice while preparing to work effectively with individuals and communities across diverse clinical settings.

Clinical Experience

Build clinical skills through progressive, hands-on experience

Clinical training is integrated throughout the program through four progressive clinical placement courses. Students begin by connecting classroom learning with experiences in psychoeducation, mental health advocacy, and foundational intervention skills.

As students progress, clinical placements emphasize psychological assessment, evidence-based interventions, case management, and increasingly independent clinical practice. Faculty provide academic oversight throughout these experiences, helping students connect theory, research, and professional practice.

Where Students Gain Experience

Students complete clinical placements across a range of health care, community, and mental health settings, gaining experience working with diverse populations and client needs.

These opportunities expose students to a broad range of client needs and populations, including children and adolescents, families, college populations, individuals with complex mental health needs, and members of historically underserved communities.

Careers and Licensure

Prepare for professional practice or continued doctoral study

Bellarmine’s curriculum prepares graduates to pursue licensure as a Licensed Psychological Associate (LPA) in Kentucky, with a pathway to becoming a Licensed Psychological Practitioner (LPP) after completing the required supervised professional experience. Graduates are prepared to address the mental health needs of individuals and communities across a variety of settings.

Students build preparation for clinical practice through coursework in psychological assessment, psychotherapy, psychopathology, integrated behavioral health, trauma and crisis intervention, and work with diverse populations. Specialized coursework also explores areas such as sport and performance psychology, family and group therapy, and child and adolescent psychotherapy.

Graduates may also continue their training in a doctoral psychology program.

Curriculum

Develop the knowledge and skills needed for evidence-based clinical practice

Bellarmine’s 60-credit clinical psychology curriculum combines advanced coursework in assessment, psychotherapy, psychopathology, ethics, and evidence-based practice with hands-on clinical training.

What You’ll Study

• Psychological assessment and diagnosis
• Psychotherapy and evidence-based interventions
• Psychopathology
• Integrated behavioral health
• Trauma and crisis intervention
• Multicultural and culturally responsive practice
• Family and group therapy
• Child and adolescent psychotherapy
• Sport and performance psychology
• Psychobiology and psychopharmacology
• Ethics and professional practice

Sample Courses

PSYC-503: Building upon knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level, students will delve into complex theories, methodologies, and applications in psychological research and practice. Topics will include, but are not limited to, the biological bases of behavior, developmental processes across the lifespan, mood and emotion, memory and cognition, and social and interpersonal behavior.

PSYC-512: This course provides an in-depth exploration of legal, ethical, and professional issues that clinicians encounter in the practice of clinical psychology. Topics include ethical decision-making, professional standards and guidelines, confidentiality, informed consent, boundaries in therapeutic relationships, multicultural competence, and legal regulations governing clinical practice.

Coursework is designed to help students apply evidence-based psychological principles while developing the clinical judgment, cultural responsiveness, and professional skills needed to work with diverse individuals and communities.

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