College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
M.A. in Counseling Psychology
The M.A. in Counseling Psychology is designed to prepare students to serve their communities as licensed mental health counselors. The professors draw from their academic studies and professional experience to provide students with the background they will need to be successful in the field of counseling psychology. For more information, click here.
M.A. in International Care and Community Development
The M.A. in International Care and Community Development (ICCD) is designed to prepare men and women for context-sensitive, strategic leadership in meeting the needs of the poor and oppressed, both in the U.S. and overseas. The degree emphasizes core issues of global-cultural awareness and social justice. For more information, click here.
Introduction – From the Dean
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Northwest University educates individuals to serve within the mental health and human services 
professions both locally and internationally. The college is home to the School of Psychology and the School of Global Studies, each providing education that is distinctly Christian.
The School of Psychology is built upon the integration of psychology, culture, and social justice. The School of Global Studies is designed to equip people from a wide variety of professions to work for social change and justice across cultural boundaries. With each degree program designed to espouse an ethos of care and service-leadership within the construct of globalization, the college offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in psychology and a graduate program in international care and community development.
Students have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of cultural immersion projects as well as both local and international internship placement sites. Whether working in after-care centers in Calcutta, a hospital in Morocco, or on aid boats on the Brazilian Amazon, international internships provide an opportunity to connect theory to praxis by responding to Christ’s call to the service, love, and care of those who are hurting. The college has a vibrant international student program as well as international partnerships with universities around the world. Students are exposed to internationally recognized leaders, speakers, and scholars in global mental health and community development.
An integration of cutting-edge technology allows for online global learning communities which interconnect the student to the global community regardless of the student’s location in the world.
Whether serving locally or internationally, graduates of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences are prepared to respond to the call of Christ through service-leadership in a rapidly globalizing world. We hope that you will consider joining us!
- William R. Herkelrath,
Ed.D., Counseling Psychology, Boston University
Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Cohort System
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences graduate programs use a cohort system. Entering students are grouped together and given nearly the same schedule of courses for the entire program. The advantage of this system is the support and openness it creates. The cohort becomes a valuable resource into which students can tap. Students study together. They encourage and assist one another when needed. They also become comfortable with one another to the point of being able to discuss tough issues and share personal accounts. Since a higher level of openness is attainable, a higher level of learning can also be reached.
Admission Requirements
- A Bachelor of Arts or Science (or an equivalent degree) from a regionally accredited college or university. Allowances may be made for degrees accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE)
- A minimum of a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale
- Completion of application process and acceptance into the program
Find Out More
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