Course Requirements

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I. CORE REQUIREMENTS
(18 Hours)
Statistics and Research Design (3 Hours Required)
EDPS 6010 (3) Introduction to Statistics and Research Design
Assessment and Measurement (6 Hours Required)
EDPS 6300 (3) Introduction to Measurement
EDPS 7180 (3) Personality Assessment

Developmental Theory (6 Hours Required)
EDPS 6330 (3) Career Development and Assessment
EDPS 6051 (3) Life Span: Early to Late Adulthood

Human Diversity (3 Hours Required)
EDPS 6360 (2) Multicultural Counseling
EDPS 6361 (1) Advanced Multicultural Counseling Lab

II. COUNSELING THEORY AND PRACTICE
(23 Hours)
EDPS 6200 (3) Counseling Theories
EDPS 6210 (3) Counseling Skill
EDPS 6350 (3) Group Counseling
EDPS 6340 (3) Substance Abuse Counseling
EDPS 6710 (6) Practicum in Counseling
EDPS 6910 (8) Internship in Counseling

III. PC SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS
(7 Hours)
EDPS 6820 (2) Professional Issues in Mental Health
Counseling
EDPS 6960 (2) Master's LPC Ethics and Standards
EDPS 7600 (3) DSM: Adult Psychopathology

IV. COUNSELING APPROACHES
(12 Hours)
EDPS  (3) Interventions Counseling
EDPS 6068 (3) Meditation and Stress
EDPS 6250 (3) Family Counseling

Degree requirements
The M.Ed. Degree requires that the student complete: (1) Core Requirements (18 Hours); (2) Counseling Theory and Practice Requirements (23 Hours); (3) PC Specialization Requirements (7 Hours); (4) Counseling Approaches (12 hours) for a total of 60hours of graduate work; and (5) complete the Master's Comprehensive Exam.

*Positive Psychology online series (EDPS 6960)

• Forgiveness and anger reduction
• Positive psychology & well-being
• Coping with difficult people
• Enhancing happiness and life satisfaction
• Achieving peace after divorce
• Quality of Intimate relationship
• Positive psychology for addictive thinking
• Growing from traumatic life experiences

*At least two of the Positive Psychology online courses are offered each semester:
http://ed-psych.utah.edu/positive-psych/

Need More Info?

Attend an information session to learn more about our M.Ed. Programs in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) and School Counseling (Salt Lake City or St. George Programs).

• Program Mission/Objectives
• Coursework/Training
• Costs/Tuition
• Financial Aid
• How to Apply

Monthly Virtual Clinical Mental Health Counseling Information Sessions are scheduled for the following dates:

Topic: Q&A CMHC Program

Time: Jan 21, 2025 03:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://utah-health.zoom.us/j/96009385609
Meeting ID: 960 0938 5609

Time: Feb 20, 2025 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://utah-health.zoom.us/j/94616738600
Meeting ID: 946 1673 8600

Time: Mar 25, 2025 01:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://utah-health.zoom.us/j/94646312991
Meeting ID: 946 4631 2991

Time: Apr 17, 2025 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://utah-health.zoom.us/j/91232647850
Meeting ID: 912 3264 7850

Time: May 1, 2025 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://utah-health.zoom.us/j/93317238782
Meeting ID: 933 1723 8782

Please contact ed-clinicalcounseling@lists.utah.edu for more information or questions.

For questions, call: 801-581-7148