COUNSELING
MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Master of Science in Counseling degree program prepares students to acquire professional competencies demonstrated within professional helping counseling dispositions. In addition, the program prepares students to identify with the counseling profession. Practice professional counseling with sensitivity to diversity and spirituality ethically and to develop results-oriented solid proficiencies in clinical mental health counseling; marital, couples, and family counseling; addictions counseling; or a collaborative approach to counsel from a spiritual perspective for the glory of God through Jesus Christ and applied behavioral science.
MS COUNSELING CORE (36 hrs). COUN 5000 Counseling Program Orientation COUN 5113 Psychopathology COUN 5713 Human Development COUN 6233 Ethics and Professional Studies COUN 5213 Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy COUN 6833 Group Dynamics and Counseling COUN 6900 Fieldwork Orientation COUN 5123 Career Counseling and Development COUN 5513 Marriage and Family Systems and Treatment COUN 6133 Multi-Cultural Counseling & Treatment for Individuals COUN 5313 Individual Counseling & Psychotherapy Techniques COUN 6533 Intervention of Individuals & Families in Crisis & Trauma COUN 5913 Research Methods COUN 6433 Assessment of Individuals & Families in Counseling Students who complete the thirty-six (36) hours of MS Counseling Core courses may choose to graduate with a nonlicensure MS in Counseling, Applied Behavioral Science Emphasis.
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LICENSURE DEGREE OPTIONS Students must choose one of the following emphases before completing the first four courses in the Counseling Core to avoid taking unnecessary courses. Those pursuing a licensure degree must select an emphasis. Addiction and Substance Abuse (60 hrs.) Clinical Mental Health (60 hrs.) Marital, Couples, and Family Therapy (60 hrs.) See the back page of this handout for course information.
NON-LICENSURE REQUIRED HOURS: 36 LICENSURE REQUIRED HOURS: 60