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

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	Jasper Feyaerts	4

Case Study Assessment	1	sem 1	nl	Reitske Meganck	3

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

Primary Mental Health Care for Children: Setting and Methods	1	sem 2	nl	Katrijn Brenning	3

Applied Data Analysis	1	sem 2	nl	Tom Loeys	5

Psychiatry	1	sem 1	nl	Kurt Audenaert	4

2 Elective Courses

2.1 Elective Courses Therapy

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Behaviour Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Anouk Vanden Bogaerde	5

Developmental Psychotherapy	1	sem 2	nl	Caroline Braet	5

Psychoanalytic Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Mattias Desmet	5

Systems Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Luc Van den Berge	5

2.2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 6 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2.1 Catalogue Elective Courses Master Psychology, subject Clinical Psychology

in year 1: reference a (a / UKV).
in year 2: reference a (a / UKV) of b.

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

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

Psychotherapeutic Work with Groups	a	sem 2	nl	Mattias Desmet	3

Medical and Pediatric Psychology	a	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

Medical Psychology: Adults	a				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 2	en	Gilles Pourtois	4

Neuropsychological Assessment	a	sem 2	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	4

Intervention Developmental Disorders	b	sem 2	nl	Roeljan Wiersema	4

Care of Babies and Toddlers	b	year	nl	Petra Warreyn	4

Qualitative Research Methods	a	sem 2	en	Alexis Dewaele	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	Sean Joseph Hughes	3

Basic Entrepreneurship	a / UKV	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	a / UKV	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Dare to Venture	a / UKV	sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start	a / UKV	sem 2	en	Frank Gielen	3

2.2.2 Course from Training Programmes Ghent University

List of Ghent University Elective Courses

4 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

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

2 Elective Courses

2.2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 6 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2.1 Catalogue Elective Courses Master Psychology, subject Clinical Psychology

in year 1: reference a (a / UKV).
in year 2: reference a (a / UKV) of b.

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

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

Psychotherapeutic Work with Groups	a	sem 2	nl	Mattias Desmet	3

Medical and Pediatric Psychology	a	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

Medical Psychology: Adults	a				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 2	en	Gilles Pourtois	4

Neuropsychological Assessment	a	sem 2	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	4

Intervention Developmental Disorders	b	sem 2	nl	Roeljan Wiersema	4

Care of Babies and Toddlers	b	year	nl	Petra Warreyn	4

Qualitative Research Methods	a	sem 2	en	Alexis Dewaele	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	Sean Joseph Hughes	3

Basic Entrepreneurship	a / UKV	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	a / UKV	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Dare to Venture	a / UKV	sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start	a / UKV	sem 2	en	Frank Gielen	3

2.2.2 Course from Training Programmes Ghent University

List of Ghent University Elective Courses

2.3 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	Stijn Vanheule	5

Case Studies in Developmental Psychotherapy	2	year	nl	Laura Wante	5

Case Studies in Behaviour Therapy	2	year	nl	Rudi De Raedt	5

Case Studies in Systems Therapy	2	year	nl	Ann Buysse	5

3 Work Placement

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

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

Internship and Ethics	2	year	nl	Caroline Braet	29

Internship and Ethics	2	year	nl	Rudi De Raedt	29

4 Master's Dissertation

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

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1 Courses Related to the Main Subject 41

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

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	Jasper Feyaerts	4

Case Study Assessment	1	sem 1	nl	Reitske Meganck	3

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

Primary Mental Health Care for Children: Setting and Methods	1	sem 2	nl	Katrijn Brenning	3

Applied Data Analysis	1	sem 2	nl	Tom Loeys	5

Psychiatry	1	sem 1	nl	Kurt Audenaert	4

Case Study Intervention	2	year	nl	Lesley Verhofstadt	3

2 Elective Courses 26

2.1 Elective Courses Therapy

15

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Behaviour Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Anouk Vanden Bogaerde	5

Developmental Psychotherapy	1	sem 2	nl	Caroline Braet	5

Psychoanalytic Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Mattias Desmet	5

Systems Therapy	1	sem 2	nl	Luc Van den Berge	5

2.2 Elective Courses

6

Subscribe to 6 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2.1 Catalogue Elective Courses Master Psychology, subject Clinical Psychology

in year 1: reference a (a / UKV).
in year 2: reference a (a / UKV) of b.

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

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

Psychotherapeutic Work with Groups	a	sem 2	nl	Mattias Desmet	3

Medical and Pediatric Psychology	a	sem 1	nl	Liesbet Goubert	3

Medical Psychology: Adults	a				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 2	en	Gilles Pourtois	4

Neuropsychological Assessment	a	sem 2	nl	Guy Vingerhoets	4

Intervention Developmental Disorders	b	sem 2	nl	Roeljan Wiersema	4

Care of Babies and Toddlers	b	year	nl	Petra Warreyn	4

Qualitative Research Methods	a	sem 2	en	Alexis Dewaele	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	Sean Joseph Hughes	3

Basic Entrepreneurship	a / UKV	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	a / UKV	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Dare to Venture	a / UKV	sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start	a / UKV	sem 2	en	Frank Gielen	3

2.2.2 Course from Training Programmes Ghent University

List of Ghent University Elective Courses

2.3 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	Stijn Vanheule	5

Case Studies in Developmental Psychotherapy	2	year	nl	Laura Wante	5

Case Studies in Behaviour Therapy	2	year	nl	Rudi De Raedt	5

Case Studies in Systems Therapy	2	year	nl	Ann Buysse	5

3 Work Placement 29

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

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

Internship and Ethics	2	year	nl	Caroline Braet	29

Internship and Ethics	2	year	nl	Rudi De Raedt	29

4 Master's Dissertation 24

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).