M.A. in Counseling Psychology
This program is designed to prepare students to serve their communities as licensed mental health counselors. The professors in this concentration
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.
Students learn through lecture, discussion, and research, then put their new knowledge to work
in their internship or thesis, all guided by their
professors.
The program has a unique multicultural focus with an emphasis on social justice. Instructors seek to equip students to serve individuals from different backgrounds with widely different needs.
This program will prepare you to:
- Understand people biologically, cognitively, psychologically, spiritually, and culturally;
- Think critically concerning issues relating to culture and social justice;
- Be equipped as a therapist to work with diverse populations and develop a corresponding professional identity;
- Acquire, refine, and demonstrate appropriate masters-level skills as a clinician, researcher, and an academic;
- Become a licensed professional mental health counselor.
Courses
Semester One: Fall (11 credits)
- Research Methods I – Introduction
- Communications and Counseling Skills within Multicultural Contexts Psychopathology
- Multicultural Issues in Psychology
- History of Psychology
- Practicum in Psychology I
Semester Two: Spring (11 credits)
- Research Methods II – Quantitative
- Critical Thinking in Psychology, Culture, and Social Justice
- Psychotherapeutic Systems
- Advanced Lifespan Development
- Child, Spouse, and Elder Abuse
- Practicum in Psychology II
Semester Three: Summer (10 credits)
- Research Methods III – Qualitative
- Biological Basis of Behavior I – Neuropsychology
- Psychology Law and Ethics A
- Systems of Family Therapy in Cultural Context
- Practicum in Psychology III
Semester Four: Fall (10 credits)
- Theories and Practice in Cultural Context
- Advanced Psychopathology
- Child and Adolescent Therapy
- Supervised Internship I or Thesis I
Semester Five: Spring (10 credits)
- Perspectives of Human Sexuality
- Biological Basis of Behavior II – Psychopharmacology
- Psychodiagnostics
- Supervised Internship II or Thesis II
Semester Six: Summer (10 credits)
- Group Counseling and Cultural Dynamics
- Marriage and Couple Therapy or Counseling and Career Development
- Substance Abuse Counseling
- Capstone: Integration of Psychology, Culture, and Social Justice
- Supervised Internship III or Thesis III
