Culver-Stockton College
Master of Arts in Counseling

Canton, USA

DEGREE TYPE

DURATION

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

Distance Learning

Key Summary

About: The Master of Arts in Counseling program prepares students to become professional counselors through a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The curriculum covers essential topics, including human development, ethical practice, and assessment techniques. The program emphasizes hands-on experience, with opportunities for internships and fieldwork to enhance learning.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue various careers such as licensed professional counselors, school counselors, or mental health practitioners. Other options include roles in community service organizations, rehabilitation facilities, and private practice. Additionally, the degree can serve as a foundation for further studies in counseling or related fields.

The Master of Arts in Counseling program is DESIGNED for the working professional who seeks to obtain the knowledge and skills needed to become an exceptional professional advocate in the fields of mental and behavioral health counseling and school counseling.

You can become a compassionate, skilled clinical mental health counselor equipped to support communities or a school counselor who can respond to unique mental health challenges among youth in a complex world. The practicums and internship courses in our program involve actual counseling experiences. You will provide counseling services for real people, with real needs, as you integrate the skills and knowledge of the counseling experience at a program-appropriate field site.

Become a self-aware, reflective counselor with sound practical, ethical, and relational skills and the personal and professional disposition necessary to work in various settings in a dynamic world with diverse individuals. Become academically prepared to seek licensure/certification.