临床心理学致力于异常行为和精神疾病的诊断和治疗。里维埃大学的临床心理学理学硕士课程为学生提供了广泛的职业机会，并为他们攻读博士学位课程做好了准备。该程序为生物心理社会学教学奠定了基础，假定生物和心理因素（思想，情感，行为和其他社会因素）对人们的健康和福祉有所贡献。此外，学生可以通过研究设计，数据收集，分析和评估来发展方法和定量技能。渴望临床心理学家职业的毕业生将继续攻读博士学位。临床心理学家可以选择是多面手或专门研究特定人群或患有特定疾病（例如学习障碍，饮食失调，药物滥用）的人群。心理学家在各种环境中评估
Clinical psychology addresses the diagnosis and treatment of abnormal behaviors and mental illness. Rivier University's Master of Science in Clinical Psychology prepares students for a wide variety of careers, as well as for admission to doctoral psychology programs. The program provides a foundation in biopsychosocial teaching, which assumes that biological and psychological factors (thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and other social factors) contribute to people's health and well-being. Additionally, students develop methodological and quantitative skills through research design, data collection, analysis, and evaluation. Graduates desiring a clinical psychologist career will continue on to doctoral study. Clinical psychologists can choose to be generalists or to specialize in working with specific populations or with those people who have specific disorders (e.g., learning disabilities, eating disorders, substance abuse). Psychologists assess and treat their patients in a variety of settings such as hospitals, community and mental health clinics, prisons, private practice, schools and colleges, and rehabilitation centers.