Mental Health Counseling, MA (2104.10)

Required Mental Health Counseling Courses:

• PSY 602 - Pro-seminar in Personality and Social Psychology 3 Credits
• PSY 603 - Experimental Research Methods in Cognition 3 Credits
• PSY 605 - Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology: Advanced Concepts 3 Credits
• PSY 607 - Professional Issues and Legal Requirements 3 Credits
• PSY 622 - Advanced Lifespan Development 3 Credits

Required Core Courses:

• PSY 613 - Psychopathology 3 Credits
• PSY 614 - Counseling Theory and Practice 3 Credits
• PSY 615 - Basic Interviewing and Counseling Practices 3 Credits
• PSY 620 - Dynamics of Group Processes 3 Credits
• PSY 637 - Intellectual and Educational Assessment 3 Credits
• PSY 638 - Personality Assessment 3 Credits

Required Thesis or Literature Review Seminar:

A minimum of 30 credits must be completed before departmental permission is granted to choose one of the following:

• PSY 681 - Thesis Supervision 3 Credits or
• PSY 683 - Literature Review Paper Seminar 3 Credits

Required Placement (3-6 credits):

Ordinarily the student must complete 30 credits before departmental permission is granted to choose one or two of the following:

• PSY 640 - Practicum in Community/Health Psychology 3 Credits
• PSY 642 - Internship in Mental Health: Community/Clinical 3 Credits
• PSY 643 - Internship in Mental Health: Community/Clinical 3 Credits

Mental Health Counseling Elective Courses:

Choose six or seven courses (depending on internship credits completed) from the following:

• PSY 611 - Physiological Bases of Behavior 3 Credits
• PSY 612 - Advanced Experimental Research Methods in Sensation and Perception 3 Credits
• PSY 616 - The Psychology of Exceptional Individuals 3 Credits
• PSY 617 - Health Psychology 3 Credits
• PSY 618 - Understanding and Treatment of Addictive Behavior 3 Credits
• PSY 623 - Stress: Affective, Cognitive and Behavioral Components 3 Credits
• PSY 626 - Community Psychology and Traumatology 3 Credits
• PSY 627 - Behavioral Assessment and Intervention 3 Credits
• PSY 629 - Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice 3 Credits
• PSY 631 - Psychological Aspects of Sexual Health 3 Credits
• PSY 632 - Sports Psychology 3 Credits
• PSY 636 - Intellectual Assessment 3 Credits

Total credits for the MA in Mental Health Counseling: 60 Credits