Master of Science in Psychology (Clinical Psychology)

The discipline of psychology studies the causes and effects of human behaviour and uses this knowledge to provide aid workers and counsellors with helpful insights. The Master’s programme results in the professional title of psychologist. The main subjects each have their own structure and finality, but all of them have made sufficient room in the curriculum for a work placement.

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Master's Programme

2 year 120 credits

Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

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First year

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1 Courses Related to the Main Subject

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Assessment Developmental Disorders	1	sem 1	nl	Herbert Roeyers	4

Assessment Cognitive and Learning Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Kristof Hoorelbeke	4

Primary Mental Health Care for Children: Setting and Methods	1	sem 2	nl	Barbara De Clercq	3

Applied Data Analysis	1	year	nl	Tom Loeys	5

Psychiatry	1	sem 1	nl	Kurt Audenaert	4

1.1 Majors

Subscribe to 1 major from the following list.

1.1.1 Major Clinical Psychology

1.1.1.1 Compulsory Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Assessment of Developmental Psychopathological Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Sandra Verbeken	4

Assessment Interpersonal Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Lesley Verhofstadt	4

Assessment Psychoanalytic Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Stijn Vanheule	4

Case Study Assessment	1	sem 1	nl	Kimberly Van Nieuwenhove	3

Primary Care: Short-term Interventions and Mediation	1	sem 2	nl	Ann Buysse	3

1.1.1.2 Elective Courses Therapy

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Behaviour Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Kristof Hoorelbeke	5

Developmental Psychotherapy	1	sem 2	nl	Katrijn Brenning	5

Psychoanalytic Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Mattias Desmet	5

Systems Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Luc Van den Berge	5

1.1.2 Major Clinical Neuropsychology

1.1.2.1 Compulsory Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Learning Disabilities	1	sem 2	nl	Lien Peters	4

Neuropsychological Assessment	1	sem 1	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	5

Introduction to Neuroimaging	1	sem 1	en	Ruth Krebs	4

Behaviour Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Kristof Hoorelbeke	5

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation	1	sem 2	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	5

1.1.2.2 Elective Courses in an Assessment-Therapy Combination

Subscribe to 1 module from the following list.

1.1.2.2.1 Developmental Combination

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Assessment of Developmental Psychopathological Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Sandra Verbeken	4

Developmental Psychotherapy	1	sem 2	nl	Katrijn Brenning	5

1.1.2.2.2 Interpersonal Combination

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Assessment Interpersonal Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Lesley Verhofstadt	4

Systems Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Luc Van den Berge	5

1.1.2.2.3 Psychoanalytic Combination

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Assessment Psychoanalytic Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Stijn Vanheule	4

Psychoanalytic Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Mattias Desmet	5

2 Elective Courses

Students take into account the rules below:

Courses to be chosen from one or more modules.

Courses for which a credit has been obtained in the bachelor or in the module "Elective Course Medical Psychology" cannot be taken.

Students in the Major Clinical Psychology take at least 6 credits, at least 3 in each model track year
Students in the Major Clinical Neuropsychology take at least 7 credits with:

at least 4 in the 1st model track year
at least 3 in the 2nd model track year

2.1 List of Specific Elective Courses

Students take into account the rules below:

Labels a and b

Courses labelled with a can be taken both in the 1st and 2nd model track year
Courses labelled with b can only be taken in the 2nd model track year

Labels KP and KNP

Courses labelled with KP are reserved for students in the Major Clinical Psychology
Coursen labelled with KNP are reserved for students in the Major Clinical Neuropsychology

Please note that with this number of elective courses, it is possible that in a given semester, a number of courses will conflict with general courses and courses related to the main subject.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Gender Studies and Sexology	a	sem 2	nl		4

Psychoanalytic Work with Children and Adolescents	a	sem 2	nl	Reitske Meganck	4

Psychotherapeutic Work with Groups	a	sem 2	nl	Evi Verbeke	3

Medical and Pediatric Psychology	a	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

Medical Psychology: Adults	a	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

eHealth in Clinical and Health Psychology	a	sem 1	nl	Geert Crombez	3

Forensic Psychology	a	sem 2	nl	Lize Verbeke	4

Cognition and Emotion	a	sem 1	en	Gilles Pourtois	5

Neurobiology of Affective Disorders	a	sem 1	en	Gilles Pourtois	4

Neuropsychological Assessment	a KP	sem 1	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	5

Intervention Developmental Disorders	b	sem 2	nl	Roeljan Wiersema	4

Perinatal, Infant and Toddler Psychology	a	sem 2	nl	Petra Warreyn	4

Qualitative Research Methods	a	sem 2	en		4

Prevention and Treatment of Behavioral Disorder, with specific attention for the School	b	sem 2	nl,en	Wim De Mey	4

Behavior Analysis	a	sem 2	en		3

Pathophysiology	a	sem 2	nl	Patrick Wouters	4

Psychology, environment and climate change	a	sem 2	en	Ruth Krebs	4

Pediatrics including Neuropediatrics	a KNP	sem 2	nl	SOPHIE VANHAESEBROUCK	4

Gerontology and Geriatrics	a	sem 1	nl	Nele Van Den Noortgate	4

Clinical Neurolinguistics	a KNP	year	nl	Miet De Letter	4

Technical Foundations of Data Analysis in Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience	a KNP	sem 2	en	Daniele Marinazzo	4

Basic Entrepreneurship	a UKV	sem 1	nl		3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	a UKV	sem 1	en		3

Dare to Venture	a UKV	sem 2	en		4

Dare to Start	a UKV	sem 2	en	Wouter Haerick	3

2.2 Courses from Training Programmes at Ghent University

Subscribe to 4 credit units from the Ghent University study programmes. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Courses can also be taken from the Ghent University Elective Course List.

2.3 International Elective Courses

Subscribe to 4 credit units from the List International Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students have to be selected to follow an international course. More information: https://www.ugent.be/student/nl/studeren/naar-buitenland/enlight.htm

3 Master's Dissertation

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Seminar		1	year	nl		4

Second year

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1 Courses Related to the Main Subject

1.1 Majors

Subscribe to 1 major from the following list.

1.1.1 Major Clinical Psychology

1.1.1.1 Compulsory Courses

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Case Study Intervention		2	year	nl	Lesley Verhofstadt	3

1.1.1.3 Elective Courses Case Studies

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Case Studies in Psychoanalytic Therapy	2	year	nl	Abe Geldhof	5

Case Studies in Developmental Psychotherapy	2	year	nl	Laura Wante	5

Case Studies in Behaviour Therapy	2	year	nl	Kristof Hoorelbeke	5

Case Studies in Systems Therapy	2	year	nl	Ann Buysse	5

1.1.2 Major Clinical Neuropsychology

1.1.2.1 Compulsory Courses

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Case Studies in Neuropsychology		2	year	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	5

1.1.2.3 Elective Course Medical Psychology

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the following list.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Medical and Pediatric Psychology	2	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

Medical Psychology: Adults	2	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

1.2 Work Placement

Subscribe to 29 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

The courses labelled with KP are reserved for students in the Major Clinical Psychology.
The courses labelled with KNP are reserved for students in the Major Clinical Neuropsychology.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Internship and Ethics	KP	2	year	nl	Stijn Vanheule	29

Internship and Ethics	KP	2	year	nl	Lien Goossens	29

Internship and Ethics	KP	2	year	nl	Rudi De Raedt	29

Internship and Ethics	KNP	2	year	nl	Sandra Verbeken	29

Internship and Ethics	KNP	2	year	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	29

2 Elective Courses

Students take into account the rules below:

Courses to be chosen from one or more modules.

Courses for which a credit has been obtained in the bachelor or in the module "Elective Course Medical Psychology" cannot be taken.

Students in the Major Clinical Psychology take at least 6 credits, at least 3 in each model track year
Students in the Major Clinical Neuropsychology take at least 7 credits with:

at least 4 in the 1st model track year
at least 3 in the 2nd model track year

2.1 List of Specific Elective Courses

Students take into account the rules below:

Labels a and b

Courses labelled with a can be taken both in the 1st and 2nd model track year
Courses labelled with b can only be taken in the 2nd model track year

Labels KP and KNP

Courses labelled with KP are reserved for students in the Major Clinical Psychology
Coursen labelled with KNP are reserved for students in the Major Clinical Neuropsychology

Please note that with this number of elective courses, it is possible that in a given semester, a number of courses will conflict with general courses and courses related to the main subject.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Gender Studies and Sexology	a	sem 2	nl		4

Psychoanalytic Work with Children and Adolescents	a	sem 2	nl	Reitske Meganck	4

Psychotherapeutic Work with Groups	a	sem 2	nl	Evi Verbeke	3

Medical and Pediatric Psychology	a	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

Medical Psychology: Adults	a	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

eHealth in Clinical and Health Psychology	a	sem 1	nl	Geert Crombez	3

Forensic Psychology	a	sem 2	nl	Lize Verbeke	4

Cognition and Emotion	a	sem 1	en	Gilles Pourtois	5

Neurobiology of Affective Disorders	a	sem 1	en	Gilles Pourtois	4

Neuropsychological Assessment	a KP	sem 1	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	5

Intervention Developmental Disorders	b	sem 2	nl	Roeljan Wiersema	4

Perinatal, Infant and Toddler Psychology	a	sem 2	nl	Petra Warreyn	4

Qualitative Research Methods	a	sem 2	en		4

Prevention and Treatment of Behavioral Disorder, with specific attention for the School	b	sem 2	nl,en	Wim De Mey	4

Behavior Analysis	a	sem 2	en		3

Pathophysiology	a	sem 2	nl	Patrick Wouters	4

Psychology, environment and climate change	a	sem 2	en	Ruth Krebs	4

Pediatrics including Neuropediatrics	a KNP	sem 2	nl	SOPHIE VANHAESEBROUCK	4

Gerontology and Geriatrics	a	sem 1	nl	Nele Van Den Noortgate	4

Clinical Neurolinguistics	a KNP	year	nl	Miet De Letter	4

Technical Foundations of Data Analysis in Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience	a KNP	sem 2	en	Daniele Marinazzo	4

Basic Entrepreneurship	a UKV	sem 1	nl		3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	a UKV	sem 1	en		3

Dare to Venture	a UKV	sem 2	en		4

Dare to Start	a UKV	sem 2	en	Wouter Haerick	3

2.2 Courses from Training Programmes at Ghent University

Subscribe to 4 credit units from the Ghent University study programmes. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Courses can also be taken from the Ghent University Elective Course List.

2.3 International Elective Courses

Subscribe to 4 credit units from the List International Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students have to be selected to follow an international course. More information: https://www.ugent.be/student/nl/studeren/naar-buitenland/enlight.htm

3 Master's Dissertation

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		2	year	nl		20

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Assessment Developmental Disorders	1	sem 1	nl	Herbert Roeyers	4

Assessment Cognitive and Learning Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Kristof Hoorelbeke	4

Primary Mental Health Care for Children: Setting and Methods	1	sem 2	nl	Barbara De Clercq	3

Applied Data Analysis	1	year	nl	Tom Loeys	5

Psychiatry	1	sem 1	nl	Kurt Audenaert	4

1.1 Majors

Subscribe to 1 major from the following list.

1.1.1 Major Clinical Psychology

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1.1.1.1 Compulsory Courses

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Assessment of Developmental Psychopathological Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Sandra Verbeken	4

Assessment Interpersonal Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Lesley Verhofstadt	4

Assessment Psychoanalytic Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Stijn Vanheule	4

Case Study Assessment	1	sem 1	nl	Kimberly Van Nieuwenhove	3

Primary Care: Short-term Interventions and Mediation	1	sem 2	nl	Ann Buysse	3

Case Study Intervention	2	year	nl	Lesley Verhofstadt	3

1.1.1.2 Elective Courses Therapy

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Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Behaviour Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Kristof Hoorelbeke	5

Developmental Psychotherapy	1	sem 2	nl	Katrijn Brenning	5

Psychoanalytic Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Mattias Desmet	5

Systems Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Luc Van den Berge	5

1.1.1.3 Elective Courses Case Studies

5

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Case Studies in Psychoanalytic Therapy	2	year	nl	Abe Geldhof	5

Case Studies in Developmental Psychotherapy	2	year	nl	Laura Wante	5

Case Studies in Behaviour Therapy	2	year	nl	Kristof Hoorelbeke	5

Case Studies in Systems Therapy	2	year	nl	Ann Buysse	5

1.1.2 Major Clinical Neuropsychology

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1.1.2.1 Compulsory Courses

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Learning Disabilities	1	sem 2	nl	Lien Peters	4

Neuropsychological Assessment	1	sem 1	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	5

Introduction to Neuroimaging	1	sem 1	en	Ruth Krebs	4

Behaviour Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Kristof Hoorelbeke	5

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation	1	sem 2	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	5

Case Studies in Neuropsychology	2	year	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	5

1.1.2.2 Elective Courses in an Assessment-Therapy Combination

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Subscribe to 1 module from the following list.

1.1.2.2.1 Developmental Combination

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Assessment of Developmental Psychopathological Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Sandra Verbeken	4

Developmental Psychotherapy	1	sem 2	nl	Katrijn Brenning	5

1.1.2.2.2 Interpersonal Combination

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Assessment Interpersonal Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Lesley Verhofstadt	4

Systems Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Luc Van den Berge	5

1.1.2.2.3 Psychoanalytic Combination

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Assessment Psychoanalytic Processes	1	sem 1	nl	Stijn Vanheule	4

Psychoanalytic Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Mattias Desmet	5

1.1.2.3 Elective Course Medical Psychology

3

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the following list.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Medical and Pediatric Psychology	2	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

Medical Psychology: Adults	2	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

1.2 Work Placement

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Subscribe to 29 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

The courses labelled with KP are reserved for students in the Major Clinical Psychology.
The courses labelled with KNP are reserved for students in the Major Clinical Neuropsychology.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Internship and Ethics	KP	2	year	nl	Stijn Vanheule	29

Internship and Ethics	KP	2	year	nl	Lien Goossens	29

Internship and Ethics	KP	2	year	nl	Rudi De Raedt	29

Internship and Ethics	KNP	2	year	nl	Sandra Verbeken	29

Internship and Ethics	KNP	2	year	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	29

2 Elective Courses

Students take into account the rules below:

Courses to be chosen from one or more modules.

Courses for which a credit has been obtained in the bachelor or in the module "Elective Course Medical Psychology" cannot be taken.

Students in the Major Clinical Psychology take at least 6 credits, at least 3 in each model track year
Students in the Major Clinical Neuropsychology take at least 7 credits with:

at least 4 in the 1st model track year
at least 3 in the 2nd model track year

2.1 List of Specific Elective Courses

Students take into account the rules below:

Labels a and b

Courses labelled with a can be taken both in the 1st and 2nd model track year
Courses labelled with b can only be taken in the 2nd model track year

Labels KP and KNP

Courses labelled with KP are reserved for students in the Major Clinical Psychology
Coursen labelled with KNP are reserved for students in the Major Clinical Neuropsychology

Please note that with this number of elective courses, it is possible that in a given semester, a number of courses will conflict with general courses and courses related to the main subject.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Gender Studies and Sexology	a	sem 2	nl		4

Psychoanalytic Work with Children and Adolescents	a	sem 2	nl	Reitske Meganck	4

Psychotherapeutic Work with Groups	a	sem 2	nl	Evi Verbeke	3

Medical and Pediatric Psychology	a	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

Medical Psychology: Adults	a	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

eHealth in Clinical and Health Psychology	a	sem 1	nl	Geert Crombez	3

Forensic Psychology	a	sem 2	nl	Lize Verbeke	4

Cognition and Emotion	a	sem 1	en	Gilles Pourtois	5

Neurobiology of Affective Disorders	a	sem 1	en	Gilles Pourtois	4

Neuropsychological Assessment	a KP	sem 1	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	5

Intervention Developmental Disorders	b	sem 2	nl	Roeljan Wiersema	4

Perinatal, Infant and Toddler Psychology	a	sem 2	nl	Petra Warreyn	4

Qualitative Research Methods	a	sem 2	en		4

Prevention and Treatment of Behavioral Disorder, with specific attention for the School	b	sem 2	nl,en	Wim De Mey	4

Behavior Analysis	a	sem 2	en		3

Pathophysiology	a	sem 2	nl	Patrick Wouters	4

Psychology, environment and climate change	a	sem 2	en	Ruth Krebs	4

Pediatrics including Neuropediatrics	a KNP	sem 2	nl	SOPHIE VANHAESEBROUCK	4

Gerontology and Geriatrics	a	sem 1	nl	Nele Van Den Noortgate	4

Clinical Neurolinguistics	a KNP	year	nl	Miet De Letter	4

Technical Foundations of Data Analysis in Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience	a KNP	sem 2	en	Daniele Marinazzo	4

Basic Entrepreneurship	a UKV	sem 1	nl		3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	a UKV	sem 1	en		3

Dare to Venture	a UKV	sem 2	en		4

Dare to Start	a UKV	sem 2	en	Wouter Haerick	3

2.2 Courses from Training Programmes at Ghent University

Subscribe to 4 credit units from the Ghent University study programmes. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Courses can also be taken from the Ghent University Elective Course List.

2.3 International Elective Courses

Subscribe to 4 credit units from the List International Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students have to be selected to follow an international course. More information: https://www.ugent.be/student/nl/studeren/naar-buitenland/enlight.htm

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Crdt
Research Seminar	1	year	nl	4

Master's Dissertation	2	year	nl	20

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competency in one or more disciplines (knowledge)

Advanced understanding of the concepts and approaches used in the sub disciplines of clinical psychology.
Master and apply perspectives on context, development, life-course.
Have specialized and advanced insights with regard to both short-term as more specialized clinical-psychological diagnostics and intervention.
Insight in the bio-psychosocial model as a multidisciplinary framework for the integration of theories, methods and practices.

Competence field 2: Scientific competency (research and design)

Independently develop and evaluate psychological diagnosis and interventions.
Evidence-based action as basic premise within clinical psychological praxis.
Translation of scientific research to related psychological situations.
Praxis based on respect for academic knowledge and scientific research findings.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competency

Systematic use of the empirical cycle as scientific mindset at the various stages of the clinical psychological process.
Independently adopt a point of view on a complex clinical psychological problem.
Use of self-knowledge as a basis for self-reflection and self-care.

Competence field 4: Competency in collaborating and communicating

Communicate orally and in writing on one’s own research to specialists and non-specialists.
Have skills to cast a verbal, non-verbal and written clear, constructive, respectful and accurate report.
Collaborate in a multidisciplinary setting.

Competence field 5: Social competency

Demonstrate an ethical-deontological attitude based on multiperspectivism.
Thorough attention to the diversity of target groups within the context of aid.
Insight in the psychological deontological code.

Competence field 6: Profession-specific competency

Implementation of psychological diagnostics and intervention.
Take into account the individual and cultural diversity in diagnostics and intervention.
Able to apply clinical psychological skills in the dealing with individuals and systems.

Recognition Professional Qualifications

Legal Requirements regarding Professional Duties the Diploma complies with

The title of "psychologist" is protected in Belgium (Law of 10-8-1993). Masters in Psychology who want to carry this title, must be registered on the 'list of psychologists'. Subscribing to and updating of this list is done by the Commission of Psychologists (www.psychologencommissie.be).