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Department of Psychology at UC

University of the Cumberland's Department of Psychology provides an innovative and integrated approach to mental health, merging strengths of the past, needs in the present, and goals for the future.

BS Program   MAPC Program   Ph.D. Program

The Strongest Foundation

This program is designed to prepare students for careers in areas that value an undergraduate degree in psychology, and provide a strong foundation for graduate study.

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Accelerated Plan with Advanced Standing

University of the Cumberland's unique course offerings allows Marriage and Family Therapists and Alcohol and Drug Counselors to participate in accelerated programs. Choose an option to find out more:

MFT   ADC

Prescriptive Authority

Receive the advanced clinical training required to become a Licensed Medical Psychologist.

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Study Abroad in Oxford

Find out more about the opportunity to study in Oxford while earning your Ph.D.

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Department of Psychology


Studies in psychology introduce students to contemporary understandings of how people perceive, learn, think and interact with one another, how they develop, how they are motivated and how, they may be compared with one another. Psychology at University of the Cumberlands is a diverse discipline, with topics ranging from neuroscience to psychopathology and degrees ranging from bachelors to Ph.D.s.

Our two-year program in Professional Counseling is designed to accommodate students who wish to become a Licensed Professional Counselor. Students are cross-trained in several distinct areas of mental health care and provided with the knowledge and skills necessary to become primary-care mental health providers.

Our Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology emphasizes the study of basic neurosciences and clinical psychopharmacology as a basis for the rational treatment of mental illness. This program is designed to provide students with the academic background and clinical training necessary to fulfill the educational requirements to become a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in most states. In addition, it provides the advanced scientific and clinical training required to become a Licensed Medical Psychologist in states which grant prescriptive authority to mental health practitioners.

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