Counselor Education (EDUCST-MA, WCE)

Department of Educational Studies
Specialization Curriculum
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Specialization leading to Master of Arts in Educational Studies

Core Requirements (10-11 hours)

Foundations Requirement (3 hours)

  • ESCE 6731 Foundations and Ethics of Professional Counseling (3)

Multicultural and Human Diversity Requirement (4 hours)

  • ESCE 7741 Multicultural and Social Justice Issues in Counseling (4)

Research Requirement (choose one, minimum 3 hours)

  • ESQREM 6625 Introduction to Educational Research (3)

Specialization Requirements (24 hours)

Specialization Requirements (24 hours)‐ both concentrations

  • ESCE 6732 Theories of Professional Counseling (3)
  • ESCE 6733 Techniques of Counseling (3)
  • ESCE 6734 Assessment in Counseling (3)
  • ESCE 6735 Counseling Across the Lifespan (3)
  • ESCE 6736 Career Development & Counseling (3)
  • ESCE 6737 Group Counseling (4)
  • ESCE 6931 Diagnosis of Mental & Emotional Disorders (3)
  • ESCE 7742 Addictions, Trauma, and Crisis Counseling (3)

Concentration Requirements (complete one concentration, 26 hours)

School Counseling (26 hrs)

  • ESSPED 6650 Introduction to Exceptional Children (3)
  • ESCE 6189.01 Practicum in School Counseling (4)
  • ESCE 6831 Professional School Counseling (3)
  • ESCE 7191.01 Internship in School Counseling (10)
  • ESCE 7832 Current Issues in Professional School Counseling (3)
  • ESCE 7833 Using Evidence in School Counseling to Foster Social Justice (3)

Clinical Mental Health Counseling (26 hrs)

  • ESCE 6189.02 Practicum in Clinical Mental Health/Addictions Counseling (4)
  • ESCE 7191.02 Internship in Clinical Mental Health/Addictions Counseling (10)
  • ESCE 7743 Counseling Couples, Families, and Children (3)
  • ESCE 7932 Psychopathology, Abnormal Behavior, and Personality (3)
  • ESCE 7933 Wellness & Prevention Counseling (3)
  • ESCE 7935 Advanced Assessment: Evaluation of Mental and Emotional Disorders (3)

Thesis or Non-Thesis Requirement (choose one, 0-3 hours)

Consult with faculty advisor

Thesis Option

  • EDUCST 7999 Thesis Research: Educational Studies (minimum 3)

Non‐thesis Options (choose one)

Students must register for a minimum of three hours during the semester they take the examination or the project.

  • Comprehensive Examination

Electives (optional)

  • ESCE 8193 Advanced Individual Studies: Counselor Education

Minimum hours: 60‐63

Program Degree Department Email
Masters Educational Studies edstudies@osu.edu

 

Note: Students exact curriculum may vary depending upon program of study determined by student and advisor. 

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