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Master of Science (MS) in Career Counseling
Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
General Career Counseling specialization
Advance your knowledge of career counseling and career development, including both face-to-face counseling and the use of online tools to conduct career counseling at a distance. Designed around leading counseling standards, Capella’s MS in Career Counseling is one of very few online master’s programs in the field. The rigorous program includes online course work, residencies, and clinical experiences. The curriculum offers a theoretical and practical foundation in the field of career counseling, including administering and interpreting career assessments; developing life, career, and employment plans for clients; working with diverse populations; and planning and managing comprehensive career counseling and development programs. People who choose this specialization may be interested in providing or managing career counseling or development services in a corporate, government, or nonprofit setting; or becoming an independent career counselor.
This specialization is not designed to meet licensure requirements for the counseling professions. If you are seeking information on professional licensure, please see our licensure FAQ.
This specialization requires course work and clinical experience, including a 100-hour practicum and a 600-hour internship.
Total Program:
72
quarter credits
Up to 12 quarter credits may be transferred into this specialization
Next Start Date: September 13, 2010
Credit:
$440
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Core Courses (each course 4 quarter credits unless noted)
- COUN5003 - Survey of Research in Human Development and Behavior
- COUN5006 - Survey of Research Methodology
- COUN5106 - Assessment, Tests, and Measures
- COUN5215 - Professional and Scientific Ethics for Counselors/Therapists
- COUN5239 - Theories of Psychotherapy
- COUN5241 - Group Counseling and Psychotherapy*
- COUN5279 - Life Planning and Career Development
- COUN5334 - Ethnic and Cultural Awareness
All academic courses listed below are 10-week online courses. Each includes specific residential colloquia or clinical experiences. Learners must complete prerequisites and residency and clinical experience requirements to be eligible to complete each course in the sequence.
- COUN5950 - Career Counseling Pre-Practicum Course I* AND
- COUN-R5950 - Career Counseling Residential Colloquium I*
- COUN5951 - Career Counseling Pre-Practicum Course II* AND
- COUN-R5951 - Career Counseling Residential Colloquium II*
- COUN6502 - Career Counseling Clinical Practicum*
- COUN6531 - Career Counseling Clinical Internship I*
- COUN6532 - Career Counseling Clinical Internship II*
Specialization Courses (each course 4 quarter credits unless noted)
- COUN5290 - Career Assessment and Evaluation*
- COUN5291 - Career Counseling Methods*
- COUN5292 - Contextual Dimensions of Career Counseling and Development*
- COUN5293 - Organization and Administration in Career Counseling and Development*
- COUN5955 - Career Counseling Integrative Project*
Review of this specialization is pending in ND and SC.
* This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.
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