Clinical Psychology is a branch of psychology that concerns how mental disorders and physical illnesses affect people's behaviors and perceptions. You will take several courses in mental disorders and their diagnosis, therapy, and rehabilitation during your studies. The study of clinical psychology provides students with the fundamentals to recognize and treat mental illness in children, adolescents, and adults. You will first learn the theoretical foundations of Clinical Psychology, various methods of diagnosis as well as classification systems of mental disorders. To succeed as a clinical psychologist, you need to know how to apply those methodological-statistical procedures in your therapeutic practices. Some universities also focus on gerontopsychology or neuropsychology. Below are some courses you may take during your studies: Psychology Research Methods Foundations of Diagnostics and Clinical Psychology Clinical Disorder Pictures Intervention Methods and Therapies Neuroscience Statistics Health and Rehabilitation Psychology.