Curriculum for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology

Abstract

The advent of modernism, post modernism and rapidly changing emerging technologies, both local and global, are impacting culture and the church, altering the way that Africans think and resolve issues in a myriad of ways. Mental and community health in Africa, and the rest of the world have been undergoing dynamic changes and for most part in none reversible ways. While Daystar University will continue to provide academic leadership to Africa so as to address throughresearch, education and consultation, economic, social, political, post-colonial, and spiritual challenges of African societies and those issues unique to the church of Christ, the Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology seeks to provide further education for aspiring servant leaders desiring to integrate their faith/learning with psychological research and intervention skills, innovative In addition, capabilities and knowledge of psychology within an African context. the Ph.D. program is a unique hands-on, more practitioner and research oriented model that covers clinical, psychological assessment tests and research in depth.

The program is designed for consumers of research, to attract students interested in acquisition of psychological knowledge, psychological assessment and clinical practice.

The Ph.D. program seeks to equip graduates to function integratively and competently intellectually, ethically, socially, spiritually, therapeutically and empirically.