70 CREDIT HOUR MASTER'S DEGREE WITH
MARRIAGE, COUPLE, AND FAMILY COUNSELING EMPHASIS
Department of Educational Psychology & Special Education
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
NAME: ______Advisement Dates: ______
Core Courses Required (43 Hours)
______/ EPSY 506-4: Inferential Statistics
______/ EPSY 493-3: Counseling Skill Development
______/ EPSY 512-3: Lifespan Development
______/ EPSY 541-3: Theories of Counseling
______/ EPSY 542-3: Career Development Procedures and Practices
______/ EPSY 543-3: Group Theory and Practice (PR: 493)
______/ EPSY 544-3: Appraisal in Counseling
______/ EPSY 545-3: Cross-Cultural Factors Affecting Counseling (PR: 493, 541)
______/ EPSY 547-3: Research and Evaluation in Counseling (PR: EPSY 506, EPSY 548A/B)
______/ EPSY 548C-3: Career Group Practicum (PR: 493, 542, 543, 548B)
______/ EPSY 591-6: Internship in Counseling (PR: 548B, 548C, 548E)
______/ EPSY 599-1 to 6: Thesis (PR: consent of department)OR 6 hours of approved research coursework (see MS Handbook for Approved Research List)
Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling Courses Required (27 Hours)
______/ EPSY 501-3: Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Community Counseling (PR: graduate status)
______/ EPSY 503-3: Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling (PR: 541)
______/ EPSY 549-3: Diagnosis and Treatment
______/ EPSY 548B-3: Individual Counseling Practicum (PR: 493, 541)
______/ EPSY 560-1: Seminar in Couple and Family Counseling (PR: 503, 548B)
______/ EPSY 560-2: Seminar in Couple and Family Counseling (PR: 503, 548B)
______/ EPSY 548E–6: Practicum in Couple and Family Counseling (PR: 503, 548B; must be taken over two consecutive semesters and in concurrent enrollment with EPSY 560)
______/ EPSY 590-3: Special Topics in Family Counseling: Sexuality, Violence, and Trauma (PR: 503)
______/ REHB 566-3: Alcoholism & the Family or REHB 461-3: Introduction to Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Possible Electives for consideration
EPSY 546-3 Crisis Counseling (strongly recommended)
SOC 423/WMST 442-4 Sociology of Gender
SOC 465-4 Sociology of Aging
SPCM 463-3 Interpersonal Communication
SPCM 561-3 Family Communication
REHB 471-3 Rehabilitation & Treatment of Alcohol & Substance Abuse
REHB 558-3 Rehabilitation of Special Alcohol & Substance Populations
Revised August 2013