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Degree Requirements

Earn your Master's degree in Counseling Psychology at UBalt.

Degree Requirements

  • These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2024 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.
  • Read the course descriptions.
  • Sample syllabi can be found by clicking on the course numbers below.
  • Our program manual provides additional information: (UBalt login required):
    • Formal student evaluation policies outlined in our Standards and Expectations for Graduate Counseling Students
    • Practicum and Internship Manual
    • Sample Program of Study

  • The Counseling Psychology Program offers two options:

    • OPTION 1: 48-credit General Counseling Psychology Track
    • OPTION 2: 60-credit Practitioner Specialization

 

 

Core Courses (36 credits):

  • CPSY 601 The Biological Basis of Behavior (3)
  • CPSY 602 Ethics and Legal Issues in the Practice of Psychology (3)
  • CPSY 603 Learning and Cognition (3)
  • CPSY 605 Advanced Theories of Personality and Counseling (3)
  • CPSY 606 Basic Counseling Techniques (3)
  • CPSY 610 Psychopathology and Diagnosis (3)
  • CPSY 613 Human Development (3)
  • CPSY 622 Group Counseling (3)
  • CPSY 623 Career Counseling (3)
  • CPSY 625 Multicultural Counseling (3)
  • CPSY 633 Research and Evaluation (3)

Choose one of the following:  

  • CPSY 608 Applied Assessment Procedures (3)  
  • CPSY 617 Personality Assessment (3)  
  • CPSY 618 Intellectual Assessment (3)  

Supervised Field Experience (6 credits):

  • CPSY 703 Practicum in Counseling (6)*

* Must be taken for two semesters, for a total of 6 credits.  

  Elective (6 credits)  

Core Courses (36 credits):

  • CPSY 601 The Biological Basis of Behavior (3)
  • CPSY 602 Ethics and Legal Issues in the Practice of Psychology (3)
  • CPSY 603 Learning and Cognition (3)
  • CPSY 605 Advanced Theories of Personality and Counseling (3)
  • CPSY 606 Basic Counseling Techniques (3)
  • CPSY 610 Psychopathology and Diagnosis (3)
  • CPSY 613 Human Development (3)
  • CPSY 622 Group Counseling (3)
  • CPSY 623 Career Counseling (3)
  • CPSY 625 Multicultural Counseling (3)
  • CPSY 633 Research and Evaluation (3)

Choose one of the following:  

  • CPSY 608 Applied Assessment Procedures (3)  
  • CPSY 617 Personality Assessment (3)  
  • CPSY 618 Intellectual Assessment (3)  

Supervised Field Experience (9 credits)

  • CPSY 703 Practicum in Counseling (3)
  • CPSY 708 Internship in Counseling (6)*

* Must be taken for two semesters, for a total of 6 credits.  

Specialization Required Courses (9 credits)

  • CPSY 621 Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (3)
  • CPSY 626 Family Therapy (3)

Choose one of the following:  

  • CPSY 616 Advanced Treatment Techniques (3)
  • CPSY 662 Treatment of Trauma (3)
  • CPSY 663 Treatment of Depressive Disorders (3)
  • CPSY 666 Treatment of Anxiety Disorders (3)

  Elective (6 credits)  

 

Mission Statement

The Counseling Psychology Program at The University of Baltimore (UBalt) adheres to a generalist training philosophy that is rooted in the scientist-practitioner model of training. The program is designed for students who are interested in becoming licensed mental health counselors, as well as those interested in doctoral work in the helping professions. Flexible curriculum offerings aim to support students who enter the program directly from undergraduate work, career changers, and working adults. The program prepares students for practice in multidisciplinary clinical settings such as hospital- and community-based mental health, private practice, school-based mental health, and substance abuse treatment facilities. Students prepare to provide a range of clinical and advocacy services in the counseling profession. The program focuses on education in professional identity and ethics, and contextual factors in developmental, vocational, educational, social, health, and mental health issues.

The curriculum emphasizes research and theory as they inform evidence-based practice, integrative theoretical treatment conceptualization, assessment and advanced treatment interventions. The common factors model is embedded in the program’s clinical curriculum, emphasizing the importance of therapeutic relationships and strengths-based counseling interventions. The program infuses multicultural and social justice advocacy awareness in all coursework.

The faculty emphasize self-awareness and self-reflection as a cornerstone of effective clinical practice. Students are challenged to enhance their professional development through self-reflection exercises embedded in coursework and by engaging in interpersonally-oriented instruction and supervision. Students are guided to understand their own cultural biases and lenses as well as the inherent cultural/contextual nature of counseling work. The program requires experiential clinical training exercises in many courses, in addition to practice and internship requirements.