The M.S.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling and Counselor Education is a 60 credit hour program that focuses on counseling in mental health settings.  Students will take courses in (a) the major, (b) inquiry or research, (c) human growth and development, (d) the biological basis of behavior, and (e) electives.

Degree Requirements (60. cr)

Major Requirements (45 cr.)

• G502 Professional Orientation and Ethics (3 cr.)
• G505 Individual Appraisal: Principles and Procedures (3 cr.)
• G510 Introduction to Alcohol and Drug Counseling (3 cr.)
• G522 Counseling Theories (3 cr.)
• G523 Laboratory in Counseling and Guidance (3 cr.)
• G524 Practicum in Counseling (3 cr.)
• G532 Introduction to Group Counseling (3 cr.)
• G550 Internship in Counseling (6 cr.)
• G552 Career Counseling: Theory/Practice (3 cr.)
• G563 Mental Health Counseling (3 cr.)
• G567 Marriage and Family Counseling (3 cr.)
• G575 Multicultural Counseling (3 cr.)
• G615 Psychopathology and Advanced Diagnosis (3 cr.)
• G647 Advanced Internship in Counseling (3 cr.)

Inquiry (3 cr.)

• Y520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry (3 cr.)

Human Growth and Development (3 cr.)

• P514 Life Span Development: Birth-Death (3 cr.)

Biological Basis of Behavior (3 cr.)

• P624 The Biology of Behavior: Implications for Educational & Clinical Work (3 cr.)

Elective Requirements (6 cr.)

Three graduate credit hours outside the counseling and counselor education major are required. The course should broaden understanding in psychological foundations. Specific course selection must have the approval of your academic advisor. The second elective can be inside or outside of the counseling and counselor education major.

The following five courses from the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences can be used as electives:

• PSY-P530 Introduction to Clinical Science
• PSY-P624 Principles of Psychopathology
• PSY-P631 Intervention and Evaluation
• PSY-P641 Assessment
• PSY-P667 Neuropsychopharmacology