M.S. in Counseling Ministries
48 credit hours
Overview | Course Schedule | Required Courses and Electives | Counseling Center
Required Courses and Electives
You will learn from the following courses while pursuing your degree:
Foundational Biblical Counseling Courses - 8 credit hours
Professional Counseling Courses - 30 credit hours
Electives - 4 credit hours
Supervised Field Experiences (Practicum, Internship) - 6 credit hours
Comprehensive Exam - 0 credit hours
TOTAL - 48 credit hours
First Year Students
Fall
CO508 Methods of Biblical Change (2 credits)
CO502 Biblical Theology of Counseling (2 credits)
CO535 Introduction to Group Counseling (3 credits)
Spring
CO506 Biblical Philosophy of Counseling (2 credits)
CO520 Counseling Theories & Techniques (3 credits)
CO550 Ethics & Professional Orientation to Counseling (3 credits)
Summer
CO542 Appraisal & Testing (3 credits)
CO532 Career Counseling (3 credits)
Second Year Students
Fall
CO504 Applications of Biblical Counseling (2 credits)
CO540 Abnormal Behavior (3 credits)
CO511 Statistical Methods & Applications (3 credits)
CO580 Practicum I (1 credit)
Spring
CO530 Personality, Development & Learning (3 credits)
CO510 Research Methods (3 credits)
CO580 Practicum II (1 credit)
Summer
CO560 Ethnicity, Families & Counseling (3 credits)
CO580 Practicum III (1 credit)
Third Year Students
Fall
CO590 Internship (3 credits)
Electives
You can tailor the program to your interests and schedule by choosing electives conveniently offered as weekend seminars or distance learning courses.
CO514—Counseling Children (3 credits)
CO516—Contemporary Issues in Counseling (2 credits)
CO526—Survey of Counseling Ministries (2 credits)
CO528—Brief Counseling (1 credit)
CO536—Addictions Counseling (2 credits)
CO568—The Four Phases of Clinical Discipleship (1 credit)
CO566—Biblical Counseling with Difficult Issues (1 credit)
CO562—Soul Care When the Bible Doesn’t Seem to be Enough (1 credit)
CO567—Biblical Counseling for Those Struggling with Sexual Sin (1 credit)
CO576—A Biblical Analysis of the Self Esteem Movement (1 credit)
CO561—A Rose in Bloom: The Godly Woman (1 credit)
CO537—Counseling the Abused (1 credit)
CO538—Student Development Services in Christian Higher Education (2 credits)
CO546—Sexual Dysfunctions & Remediations (2 credits)
CO554—Crisis Counseling (1 credit)
CO563—Biblical Child-Rearing: Principles & Applications (1 credit)
CO564—Counseling Adolescents (1 credit)
CO570—Readings in Counseling (1, 2 or 3 credits)
CO572—Pre-Marital Counseling (1 credit)
CO574—Solving Marriage Problems (1 credit - Video Course)
CO591—Research Thesis (2 credits)
CO593—Seminar in Counseling (1, 2, or 3 credits)
ED531—Introduction to Learning Disabilities (2 credits)
ED532—School Counseling Programs: Model, Development & Management (2 credits)
CO533—School Counseling: Process, Theory & Practice (2 credits)
CO555—Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (1 credit)
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