Mental Health Counseling, Master of Divinity/Master of Arts
(120 Hours)
The MDiv/MA in Mental Health Counseling dual-degree is designed to meet the needs of individuals who seek to integrate theology, faith and spirituality with counseling theory and clinical experience in the mental health field. The program is designed to meet the educational requirements of licensure as professional counselors in North Carolina and in most other states.
Students will complete 60 hours of Core courses in the School of Divinity and 60 hours in the School of Psychology and Counseling. (For School of Divinity Core Requirements, see above). The School of Psychology and Counseling portion of the degree includes a Professional Component of 24 hours of which three hours is the capstone experience and is taken the last semester the student is enrolled in the program, a Skill Component of 27 hours of which nine hours are electives, and an Applied Component of nine hours of which three hours are the Practicum and six hours are required Internship in Mental Health Counseling.
Student Learning Outcomes
A student completing the dual-degree Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling will:
- Be able to integrate theological concepts with the clinical aspect of Mental Health Counseling; and
- Be prepared to achieve licensure as a professional counselor so as to function bivocationally in a nontraditional ministry setting.
Program Requirements
A. Theoretical Component
| CEDU 601 | Counseling Theories and Techniques I | 3 |
| CEDU 602 | Counseling Theories and Techniques II | 3 |
| CEDU 667 | Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Counseling (Elective) | 1-3 |
B. Professional Component
| CEDU 620 | Methods of Research and Program Evaluation | 3 |
| CEDU 650 | Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Counseling | 3 |
| CEDU 665 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| CEDU 640 | The Counselor as Professional, Practitioner, and Consultant | 3 |
| CEDU 635 | Advanced Psychopathology | 3 |
| CEDU 605 | Advanced Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| CEDU 699 | Professional Development of the Mental Health Counselor | 3 |
C. Skill Component
| CEDU 616 | Methods of Assessment and Evaluation | 3 |
| CEDU 625 | Group Counseling | 3 |
| CEDU 655 | Psychodiagnostics and Treatment Planning | 3 |
| CEDU 621 | Crisis Intervention Counseling | 3 |
| CEDU 645 | Career Development: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| CEDU 646 | Couples and Family Counseling (Elective) | 3 |
| CEDU 647 | Child and Adolescent Counseling (Elective) | 3 |
| CEDU 660 | Substance Use Disorders Counseling (Elective) | 3 |
D. Applied Component
| CEDU 670 | Practicum in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
| CEDU 690 | Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
| CEDU 691 | Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 3 each semester |
| CEDU 692 | Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
The Mental Health requirement allows for nine hours of electives.
Students enrolled in the dual-degree program may choose to take the following courses from either the School of Divinity or the School of Psychology and Counseling:
| DSPC 115 | Pastoral Care of Families | 3 |
| CEDU 646 | Couples and Family Counseling (Elective) | 3 |
| DSPC 125 | Grief, Loss, Death, and Dying | 3 |
| CEDU 667 | Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Counseling (Elective) | 1-3 |
Total Credit Hours: 120