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Master of Science in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling

Curriculum - M.S. in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling

Student Matrix

Prerequisites

prerequisites
Course Number Course Name Units
ERE 153 Educational Statistics 3 units
COUN 174 Introduction to Counseling 3 units
COUN 176 Counseling and Mental Health 3 units
    Total 9 Units 

Core Counseling Requirements

Core Counseling Requirements
Course Number Course Name Units
COUN 200 Counseling Techniques 3 units
COUN 201 Multicultural Counseling 3 units 
COUN 202  Group Counseling 3 units 
COUN 203  Assessment in Counseling 3 units
COUN 206  Counseling / Lifespan 3 units
COUN 208 Practicum in Counseling 4 units
COUN 220  Career Development 3 units
ERE 220  Research in Education 3 units
COUN 298
or
COUN 299
Project plus 1 unit of electives
or
Thesis plus 1 unit of electives
or 
Comprehensive Exam plus 4 units of electives
3

3

0
    Total 25 or 28 Units

Marriage, Family and Child Requirements and Electives

elective requirements
Course Number Course Name Units
COUN 230 Family Therapy Theories 3 units
COUN 231 Ethics in Counseling 3 units
COUN 232 Psychopathology / DSM 3 units
COUN 233 Child / Adolescent Counseling 3 units
COUN 234a Sexuality Counseling 1 unit
COUN 234b Domestic Violence 1 unit
COUN 234c Substance Abuse Treatment 1 unit
COUN 234d Psychopharmacology 2 units
COUN 234e Consultation 1 unit
COUN 235 Couples Therapy 3 units
COUN 238 Advanced Practicum 4 units
COUN 239 Field Placement in Counseling 6 units
  Total 31 Units
Approved Electives (1 or 4 units)
  Total Required 60 Units

 


Curriculum - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)

LPCC
Course Number Course Name Units
COUN 270 Advanced Counseling Theories 3 units
COUN 271 Addictions Counseling 3 units
COUN 272 Psychopharmacology 3 units
COUN 273 Crisis and Trauma Counseling 3 units
  Total 12 Units

COUN 271: Addictions Counseling substitutes for COUN 234c
COUN 272: Psychopharmacology substitutes for COUN 234d

 


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