70 Credits 

Through this rigorous distance learning mode curriculum you will gain an understanding of counseling theory and the development of psychological testing skills.. This course is a fifth and sixth year program in psychology open to successful graduates of an accredited program in psychology. It provides psychology graduates with ethical values, advanced knowledge and professional skills in psychology, integrated by means of the scientist-practitioner model. Students will be prepared for responsible work as practitioner psychologists and also will be skilled as researchers.

Note: Master's degree requirements in this program do not prepare graduates for licensure as counseling psychologists.

Duration 2 years

Admission

Normal entry will be based on academic performance and assessment at an interview. Students must have 4 years of undergraduate studies attainable through one of the following:

• 3 year Bachelor's degree with one year of Psychology course at minimum level second class division B; 
  OR
• Bachelor's degree with an 4 year major study in Psychology; 
  OR
• Bachelor's degree with 3 years major study in Psychology plus satisfactory completion of another year of study of accredited Psychology; 
  OR

Course Structure:

Requirements for Completion of Award 
Completion of 70 credits :

• 8 core coursework units dealing with professional psychological practice, including research methods (5cp each);
• 4 specialized coursework units dealing with advanced theory and interventions (5cp each);
• 2 elective Courses (5cp);

Core Courses:

• MPSY8701 - Foundations of Psychology - Master's Learners* - 5 credits
• MPSY8702 - Master's Learner Success Lab* - 0 credits
• MPSY 8703 - Lifespan Development - 5 credits
• MPSY 8704- Ethics and Multicultural Issues - 5 credits
• MPSY 8705- Tests and Measurements - 5 credits
• MPSY 8706- Inferential Statistics- 5 credits
• MPSY8707- Research Methods - 5 credits
• MPSY8708 - Principles of Psychopathology - 5 credits
• MPSY8709 - Psychological Testing - 5 credits

Specialization Courses: ( Counseling Psychology )

 

• MPSY8790 - Counseling Theories - 5 credits
• MPSY8791- Group Counseling - 5 credits
• MPSY8792 - Counseling Skills and Procedures - 5 credits
• MPSY8950 - Master's Final Project - 5 credits

Specialization Courses: ( Clinical Psychology )

• MPSY8552 - Clinical Interventions - 5 credits
• MPSY8553 - Master's Practicum I - 5 credits
• MPSY8554 - Master's Practicum II - 5 credits
• MPSY8555 - Master's Final Project - 5 credits

Elective Courses (choose two elective courses from the list below):

• MPSY 8725 - Child and Adolescent Psychology - 5 credits
• MPSY8726 - Biological Basis of Behavior - 5 credits
• MPSY8727 - Strategies for Life and Career Planning - 5 credits
• MPSY8728 - Family Systems Theories - 5 credits
• MPSY8729 - Couples Therapy - 5 credits
• MPSY8730 - Theories of Psychotherapy - 5 credits
• For Students interested in gaining practicum experience, the following two course sequence is available. Both courses must be taken to complete the practicum experience. Students electing to complete practicum must earn 600 practicum hours.
• MPSY8991 - Master's Practicum I - 5 credits
• MPSY8993 - Master's Practicum II - 5 credits