Degree Requirements
The Master of Arts in Psychological Counseling curriculum includes a 48-hour emphasis to prepare students to enter careers in human service delivery systems or to become a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Graduate courses cover topics such as:
- Basic facilitative skills
- Abnormal psychology
- Personality psychology
- Analysis of the individual
- Psychometrics
- Group counseling
- Psychology of child and adolescent development
- Professional ethics
- Career and lifestyle development
- Statistical analysis and research methods
An externship worth five credits must be completed with 600 clock hours in an approved field placement. In addition, a written master’s comprehensive examination is required upon completion of the program.
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