Master's in Mental Health Program Requirements

Foundations (9 sem. hrs.)

• BSC 560 Introduction to Counseling and the Counseling Profession
• CHD 602 Research Methods and Program Evaluation
• CHD 603 Assessment in Counseling

Area of Concentration (45 sem. hrs.)

• CHD 610 Principles, Techniques and Theories of Counseling and Development
• CHD 612 Lifespan Development
• CHD 624 Career Counseling*
• CHD 626 Group Process
• CHD 635 Addictions
• CHD 665 Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Practice
• CHD 730 Social and Cultural Diversity in Counseling
• CHD 740 Ethics and Issues in Counseling
• CHD 772 Advanced Abnormal Behavior
• CHD 775 Diagnosis of Mental and Emotional Disorders
• CHD 777 Treatment of Mental and Emotional Disorders
• CHD 780 Personality Assessment*
• CHD 790 Practicum: Counseling Techniques
• CHD 796I Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling I
• CHD 796II Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling II

Electives (6 sem. hrs.)

• CHD 710-1 Counseling Adolescents
• CHD 710-2 Counseling Children
• CHD 710-4 Spirituality in Counseling
• CHD 710-6 Cross-Cultural Counseling
• CHD 710-8 Conflict Resolution
• CHD 710-9 Counseling Families
• CHD 749 Crisis Intervention
• CHD 751 Counseling for Grief and Loss
• CHD 752 Trauma Assessment and Treatment
• CHD 753 Relational Cultural Therapy
• CHD 754 Psychopharmacology
• CHD 755 Supervision and Consultation
• CHD 756 Art Therapy**
• CHD 757 Couples Therapy
• CHD 762 Eating Disorders
• CHD 763 Wellness
• CHD 764 Motivational Counseling
• CHD 767 Art Therapy II** (Prerequisite course is CHD 756)
• CHD 768 Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
• CHD 662 Individual Study: Counseling and Development

*additional course fees for testing materials required

**additional fees for art supplies required