| Long distance learning doctorate | | | | so on. |
| psychology courses provide the students | | | | The Universities |
| with opportunities for clinical | | | | The North Central University Online has |
| experience and a heightened level of | | | | a long distance learning doctorate |
| awareness of integrating conceptual and | | | | psychology program in Health Psychology |
| theoretical scholarship with applied | | | | Behavioral Medicine. It uses a |
| psychology. While clinical psychology | | | | biopsychosocial approach to psychology. |
| PhD courses are specializations that | | | | The Industrial/Organizational doctorate |
| enable psychologists to practice in | | | | degree prepares learners to work in a |
| health care settings and community | | | | variety of settings in different kinds |
| mental health centers, counseling | | | | of organizations. The skills imparted |
| psychology prepares psychologists to | | | | include the conduct of basic and applied |
| deal with functional relationships, | | | | research, problem solving for |
| healthy lifestyles and work on their | | | | organizational and human health. The |
| clients' strengths. The General | | | | Saybrook Graduate School and Research |
| Education Psychology PhD degree courses | | | | Center has a program that is designed |
| have tracks in Educational Psychology | | | | for practitioners who operate in |
| and research evaluation. The long | | | | non-traditional environments and their |
| distance learning doctorate psychology | | | | practice embraces expanded definitions |
| courses in Health Psychology is a | | | | of health. |
| specialization for practice in medical | | | | Walden University has several PhD |
| centers, research settings, business and | | | | programs that address social issues that |
| industry, government and military as | | | | impact on societies and communities and |
| well as in sports and fitness centers. | | | | equips the practitioner with the |
| The Curriculum | | | | necessary skills for operating in their |
| Long distance learning doctorate | | | | area of specialization. The Fielding |
| psychology courses explore every | | | | Graduate University offers a PhD degree |
| modality that guides assessment and | | | | in Clinical Psychology with elective |
| intervention practices. Some | | | | concentrations in Neuropsychology, |
| universities provide hands on experience | | | | Health Psychology and the Psychology of |
| with practical training and internships | | | | Violence. Apart from the above there are |
| on campus. Hence program availability | | | | a number of "contract learning" courses |
| depends on location. Other universities | | | | conducted by the Long Island University |
| examine the total matrix of factors that | | | | Southampton, where seminars are |
| influence psychological and physical | | | | conducted on campus for part of the |
| health and offers PhDs that emphasize | | | | course and the rest of the course is off |
| research, preparation of scholarship and | | | | campus. Argosy University conducts a |
| systematic enquiry culminating in a | | | | number of courses in Clinical |
| dissertation. The application of theory | | | | Psychology, Forensic Psychology, School |
| for problem solving and conflict | | | | psychology, Sport Exercise Psychology |
| resolution expands the definition of | | | | and General Psychology. |
| health across individuals and cultures. | | | | It other words, the choice of course |
| The flexible programs are well suited to | | | | depends on the student's need for the |
| persons engaged in careers in health, | | | | tools and practices of psychology as |
| teaching, clinical work, community | | | | they relate to their business, education |
| development, consultation, mediation and | | | | and professional practice. |