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Curriculum Summary

DiplomaNote- All students accepted into the MSCC program start on a 48-credit degree program consisting of 32 credits of core counseling courses, an additional four credits of counseling electives and 12 credits of Bible electives.

Core Curriculum

(32 credits)
Year One- Semester One
  • MCC610 Counseling Theory & Helping Relationships (3 credits)
  • MCC611Counseling Theory & Helping Relationships Lab (3 credits)
  • MCC643 Seminar on Gender and Cultural Issues in Counseling (2 credits)

Year One- Semester Two

  • MCC612 Psychopathology: Individual Assessment & Counseling (3 credits)
  • MCC625 Indiv. Assessment and Counseling Lab (3 credits)
  • MCC730 Professional Orientation to Legal, Ethical and Clinical Issues in Counseling (2 credits)

Year Two- Semester Three

  • MCC703 Marriage & Family Counseling (3 credits)
  • MCC704 Marriage & Family Counseling Lab (3 credits)
  • MCC841 Seminar on Forgiveness & Conflict Management Counseling (2 credits)

Year Two- Semester Four

  • MCC709 Small Group Dynamics, Development and Leadership (3 credits)
  • MCC711 Group Leadership Practicum (3 credits)
  • MCC670 Seminar on Trauma & Grief Counseling (2 credits)

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Specialization Track in Professional Counseling

This track is designed to give advanced training to students who are preparing for positions that specialize in providing counseling services in professional and/or clinical settings and who may desire to seek professional licensing or certification. Completion of this degree program does not guarantee that licensing or certification will be granted by psychological associations or governing agencies.

  • MCC638 Assessing & Treating Sexual Problems (2 credits)
  • MCC852 Psychological Development & Intervention Across Lifespan (2 credits)
  • MCC761 Career Development Counseling (2 credits)
  • MCC814 Advanced Psychopathology: Treating Depression, Anxiety & Impulse Control Disorders (2 credits)
  • MCC869 Comparative Theories of Personality & Psychotherapy (2 credits)
  • MCC881 Psychological Research and Evaluation (2 credits)
  • MCC882 Psychological Measurement and Diagnosis (2 credits)
  • MCC883 Professional Counseling Internship (4 credits) *

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Specialization Track in Marriage & Family Counseling

This track is designed to give advanced training to students who are preparing for positions that specialize in providing leadership, counseling, guidance and training to youth and families. It is the recommended track for students who are preparing to serve as marriage and family specialists in churches, ministry organizations, social services institutions, or counseling centers.

  • MCC852 Psychological Development & Intervention Across Lifespan (2 credits)
  • MCC737 Domestic Violence and Abuse in Family Counseling (2 credits)
  • MCC827 Advanced Marriage & Family Counseling:  Special Problems in Counseling Couples (2 credits)
  • MCC828 Marriage & Family Counseling Internship (2 credits) *
  • MCC891 Cultivating Sexual Wholeness through Churches and Families (2 credits) **
  • MCC855 Counseling and Communicating with Contemporary Youth (2 credits) **
  • MCC801 Family Life Education & Enrichment Programs (2 credits) **
  • MCC802 Parent-child Problems in Family Counseling (2 credits) **

* Special permission needed from instructor to take this course
** Courses offered in one-week intensive modules in January or June.


 

Core Bible Curriculum *

(12 credits; 3 credits per course)

* Advance standing may be granted for Bible/doctrine credits earned at an accredited Bible College, Christian Liberal Arts College, Christain University or Seminary. Credits will be granted on a course by course basis.

  • MBS 681 Introduction and Interpretation of the Bible
  • MBS 682 Overview of Christian Theology
  • MBS 683 Biblical Wisdom
  • MBS 756 Exposition of Romans


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