The Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling (MA in MHC) is designed to equip students to serve others through the means of professional mental health counseling. Self awareness, insight into the nature and diversity of human beings, appreciation of Biblical/theological distinctives relative to counseling, and development of clinical skills necessary for counseling are among the objectives of the program. This is a licensure track program training professional mental health counselors within the context of a Christian worldview.
What will I study?
| Program Prerequisites (9 hours) | |||
| Course work including Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, Abnormal or Developmental Psychology | 9 hours | ||
| Program Curricula | |||
| Biblical and Theological Foundations | 12 hours | ||
| ID 5000 | Biblical Theology and Interpretation | 3 hours | |
| ID 5010 | Foundations in Biblical Studies | 3 hours | |
| ST 5000 | Survey of Doctrine | 3 hours | |
| CO 6710 | Counseling and Theological Worldview: Faith and Practice | 3 hours | |
| Mental Health Counseling Core | 33 hours | ||
| CO 5210 | Counseling Skills Training | 3 hours | |
| CO 5400 | Foundations of Mental Health Counseling | 3 hours | |
| CO 5310 | Counseling Theories | 3 hours | |
| CO 6110 | Career Counseling | 3 hours | |
| CO 6130 | Group Counseling | 3 hours | |
| CO 6510 | Personality Development | 3 hours | |
| CO 6650 | Multicultural Issues in Counseling | 3 hours | |
| CO 6720 | Ethics and Issues in Counseling | 3 hours | |
| CO 7210 | Assessment and Evaluation | 3 hours | |
| CO 7450 | Psychopathology | 3 hours | |
| CO 7900 | Research Methods | 3 hours | |
| Mental Health Counseling Electives | 11-13 hours | ||
| ID 5080 Formation Group (two semesters) | 0 hours | ||
| Capstone in CP (CO 6950 is required, and select one of other three options) | 6-8 hours | ||
| CO 6950 Counseling Practicum | 2 hours | ||
| (1) Internship Option (Note: This is the only option leading to possible licensure.) | |||
| CO 7961 | Mental Health Counseling Internship I | 3 hours | |
| CO 7962 | Mental Health Counseling Internship II | 3 hours | |
| (2) International Counseling Experience (Note: Non-licensure option; by department consent only.) | |||
| CO 7969 | International Counseling Experience | 4 hours | |
| (3) Thesis Option | |||
| CO 7905 | Advanced Research Design | 2 hours | |
| CO 7485 | Thesis | 2 hours | |
| Total | 64 hours | ||