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Psychology (Psy.D.) program stressing practical experience and supervision in stead of the development of research skills. Students in this program spend most of their last academic year in practicum and elective therapy courses in stead of dissertation research. Rosemead also offers a more traditional Ph.D. program for students con templating academic or research careers. This program focuses on the develop ment of both research and professional skills and culminates with a doctoral dissertation. Rosemead attempts to provide all students with necessary tools for a broad understanding of human behavior including the psychological and theological formulations of the nature of personality functioning. Having this foundation, students can then focus on either the application of psychological facts and theories to the pressing problems of humanity or on the development of new knowledge through research and academic pursuits. The achievement of these objectives requires the following: (1) Knowledge and understanding of the content, theory, and methodological procedures of psychology as a science. (2) A basic grounding in the theological view of man (3) Specialized knowledge of personality development and functioning including healthy as well as pathological methods of adaptation (4) Understanding of overall human functioning as it relates specifically to educational and vocational endeavors (5) Personal sensitivity and effective interpersonal skills (6) Ability to diagnose the effectiveness of therapeutic and intellectual adjustment and utilize appropriate therapeutic techniques to alter maladaptive functioning (7) Competence in the evaluation and/or execution of psychological research (8) Awareness of professional and ethical relationships in appropriate fields of research, theory, and practice Graduate programs are designed to balance formal course instruction with small seminars, case observations, and supervised counseling experience. All Ph.D. students also participate in original research projects. In order to cover the large body of material in psychology, all students com plete the equivalent of four years of full-time study and internship in psy chology. The theological requirements which entail approximately one full year of study are in addition to the psychology requirements. This additional preparation in theology lengthens the program to a minimum of five years of full-time study beyond the bachelor's degree.
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