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Joint J.D./Ph.D.
Law-Psychology Program
Drexel University and
Villanova University Law School offer a joint and integrated program in
law and psychology leading to the Juris Doctor (J.D.) in law from Villanova
and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in clinical psychology from Drexel.
The psychology component is housed in Drexel’s Department of Psychology
and is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association.
Drexel University now has the Earle Mack School of Law, which welcomed its first class in academic year 2006-2007. It is possible, therefore, that the legal training provided in the course of the Law-Psychology program may change in the coming years.
Visit the Department
of Psychology web site for more information.
Curriculum
Law and psychology are
related in many significant ways, yet few people are trained and skilled
to strengthen this relationship. Many institutions permit students to
pursue both degrees in an informal, uncoordinated manner. By
contrast, Drexel
University and Villanova train students in a carefully developed, integrated,
conceptually unified program so that they acquire a mature understanding
of the interaction between the two disciplines.
Over the seven-year course of
study, students maintain continuous contact with the
faculties of both schools and the developments in both disciplines.
As the following sample curriculum
reveals, students are enrolled concurrently in both universities and
are required to fulfill the requirements of the J.D. and Ph.D. degrees.
Students take courses in both institutions for the first six years; the
emphasis in the first year is in law and the emphasis in the second year
is in psychology. Time is about evenly divided between the institutions
in the third through the sixth years.
At
the end of the sixth year, students are awarded the J.D. degree from Villanova.
During the seventh
year, students undertake a full-time supervised psychology internship
in an approved setting and complete their dissertation. Students then
receive the Ph.D. degree from Drexel.
At the conclusion of the program,
students are eligible for admission to the bar and, after completing
the postdoctoral requirement for supervised experience in a given state,
licensure as a psychologist.
The curriculum consists of five
elements:
- The required core
program in law and psychology at both institutions
- Interdisciplinary
courses such as Introduction to Law and Psychology, Social Science
Applications to Law, Law and Mental Health, Research in law and Psychology,
and Forensic Assessment
- Legal clinics and
psychology practica and internships that combine knowledge from both
fields in a practical setting
- Electives in both
fields, such as Health Law, Medical Malpractice, Privacy, Behavior
Therapy, and Clinical Decision Making
- The option for employment one summer in a legal setting, such as a public-interest
law firm, governmental agency, or private law firm
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| First Year |
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| Course |
Credits |
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| LAW 0110 |
Civil
Procedure |
3 |
|
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| LAW 0120 |
Contracts |
3 |
|
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| LAW 0150 |
Criminal
Law and Procedure |
2 |
|
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| LAW 0151 |
Introduction
to Legal Research |
1 |
|
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| LAW 0152 |
Introduction
to Legal Writing |
1 |
|
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| LAW 0154 |
Torts |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 511 |
Psychopathology
of Adults |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 601 |
Principles of Psychotherapy |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 730 |
Multicultural Perspective |
3 |
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| Second Year |
|
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| Course |
Credits |
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| LAW 0153 |
Property |
2 |
|
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| LAW 1000 |
Constitutional
Law I |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 506 |
Introduction
to Psychotherapy Skills |
1 |
|
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| PSYC 525 |
Intellectual
Assessment |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 604 |
Behavioral
Assessment |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 625 |
Advanced
Statistics |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 710 |
Doctoral
Research |
6 |
|
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| Third Year |
|
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| Course |
Credits |
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|
Required
Category Case |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 501 |
Social
Cognition in Clinical Psychology |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 502 |
Developmental
Psychology |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 605 |
Health
Psychology |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 622 |
Research
Methods in Clinical Psychology |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 631 |
Behavioral
Therapy I |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 640 |
Personality
Assessment |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 700 |
Clinical
Practicum Seminar |
2 |
|
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| PSYC 715 |
Law
and Mental Health |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 720 |
Forensic
Assessment |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 725 |
Seminar
in Advanced Problems in Mental Health Law |
3 |
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| Fourth Year |
|
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| Course |
Credits |
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| LAW 7024 |
Evidence |
3 |
|
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| LAW 7025 |
Family
Law* |
3 |
|
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| LAW 7028 |
Health
Law* |
2 |
|
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| PSYC 650 |
Psychopharmacology |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 655 |
Ethics
and Professional Issues |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 700 |
Clinical
Practicum Seminar (Two-Day) |
2 |
|
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| PSYC 705 |
Social
Science Applications to the Law |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 710 |
Doctoral
Research |
12 |
|
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| Fifth Year |
|
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| Course |
Credits |
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| LAW 6028 |
Legal
Profession |
2 |
|
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| LAW 7002 |
Administrative
Law* |
3 |
|
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| LAW 7004 |
Advanced
Criminal Procedure* |
3 |
|
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| LAW 7008 |
Children
and the Law* |
2 |
|
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| PSYC 611 |
Intro
to Clinical Neuropsychology |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 710 |
Doctoral
Research in Law and Psychology |
12 |
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| Sixth Year |
|
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| Course |
Credits |
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| LAW 7005 |
Advanced
Legal Writing |
3 |
|
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| LAW 7015 |
Dispute
Resolution* |
2 |
|
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| LAW 7026 |
Federal
Courts/Federal Systems* |
3 |
|
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| LAW 7050 |
Trial
Practice or Legal Clinic |
1 |
|
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| LAW 7057 |
Negotiation
and Advanced Mediation* |
3 |
|
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| PSYC 710 |
Doctoral
Research in Law and Psychology |
8 |
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Electives
to complete J.D. requirements** |
0 |
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Electives
to complete coursework for Ph.D.** |
0 |
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Completion
of dissertation proposal** |
0 |
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| *These courses are recommended,
not required. |
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| **Contact the department
for specific information. |
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