The Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in Counseling Dual Degree

Summary of Requirements for Dual M.Div./M.A. Degree

Students in the dual degree program spend the first two years of the four year program in the Divinity School. They complete a total of sixty semester hours of core courses, area electives and general electives. The two-semester internship usually taken in the second year of divinity school would be deferred until the second year of the counseling program.

The second two years of the dual degree program is spent satisfying the requirements of the Masters in Counseling program. One new core course will be added as a capstone experience to be taken in the divinity school during the student’s last semester in the counseling program.

Upon successful completion of the sixty hour counseling program, students will receive both the Masters of Divinity and the Masters of Arts in Counseling degrees.

A list of course requirements and a sequence of courses for the dual degree follows.

Course Requirements for Dual-Degree M Div/MA Program

DIVINITY CORE COURSES: (57 semester hours)

Biblical Studies (21 hours)

• BIB 501 (3 hours) Elementary Hebrew I and BIB 502 (3 hours) Elementary Hebrew II -- or --
• BIB 511 (3 hours) Introduction to New Testament Greek I and BIB 512 (3 hours)Introduction to New Testament Greek II
• BIB 521 (3 hours) Old Testament Interpretation I
• BIB 522 (3 hours) Old Testament Interpretation II
• BIB 541 (3 hours) New Testament Interpretation I
• BIB 542 (3 hours) New Testament Interpretation II
• (3 hours) One area elective course (in Old or New Testament)

Historical and Theological Studies (21 hours)

• HIS 501 (3 hours) History of Christianity I
• HIS 502 (3 hours) History of Christianity II
• HIS 661 (3 hours) World Religions THS 501 (3 hours) Christian Theology I 3 hours
• THS 502 (3 hours) Christian Theology II 3 hours
• THS 521 (3 hours) Foundation of Christian Ethics 3 hours
• (3 hours) One area elective course (in History or Theology)

Ministerial Studies (15 hours)

• MIN 501A (3 hours) Art of Ministry IA: Theological Imagination/An Integrative Approach
• MIN 551 (3 hours) Homiletics and Worship
• MIN 571 (3 hours) Introduction to the Spiritual Life
• MIN 631 (3 hours) The Ministry of Pastoral Care
• New MIN CAPSTONE COURSE FOR DUAL DEGREE STUDENTS (3 hours)

COUNSELING CORE COURSES (41 semester hours)

• CNS 721 (3 hours) Research Analysis in Counseling
• CNS 723 Statistical Analysis for the Helping Professions (3 hours)
• CNS 736 Appraisal Procedures for Counselors (3 hours)
• CNS 737 Basic Counseling Skills and Techniques (2 hours)
• CNS 739 (2 hours) Advanced Counseling Skills and Techniques
• CNS 740 Professional Orientation to Counseling (3 hours)
• CNS 741 Theories and Models of Counseling (3 hours)
• CNS 742 Group Procedures in Counseling (3 hours)
• CNS 743 Career Development and Counseling (3 hours)
• CNS 747 Cultures and Counseling (3 hours)
• CNS 748 Life Span Development: Implications for Counseling (3 hours)
• CNS 750 Addiction Counseling (3 hours)
• CNS 773 Family Counseling (3 hours)
• CNS 780 Professional, Ethical, & Legal Issues in Counseling (2 hours)
• CNS 786 Consultation and Program Planning (2 hours)

CLINICAL COURSES (8 semester hours)

• CNS 738 Counseling Practicum (2 hours)
• CNS 744/MIN 601A Counseling Internship I (3 hours)
• CNS 745/MIN 601B Counseling Internship II (3 hours)

PROGRAM SPECIALTY COURSES (9 semester hours)

Community Counseling Program Specialty Courses

• CNS 771 Community Counseling
• CNS 770 Mental Health Counseling
• CNS 762 Issues in Community Counseling

ELECTIVES (minimum 6 semester hours)

• At least one Divinity General Elective Course (3 hours hours)
• At least one Counseling Approved Elective:
• CNS 746 Counseling Children (3 hours)
• CNS 750 The Vienna Theorists (3 hours)
• CNS 764 Creative Arts in Counseling (1-3 hours)

TOTAL COMBINED PROGRAM HOURS 121 semester hours

Sequence of Courses: M.Div/M.A.-Counseling (as of 06/01/08)