Educational Research/Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S.

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The Department of Educational Policy Studies and the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services offer a dual enrollment, master’s-level program leading to a Master of Science degree with majors in Educational Research and Clinical Mental Health Counseling. This program provides the Educational Research students a content area in which to apply the educational research methodology and provides the Clinical Mental Health Counseling students the capability to combine research and evaluation with counseling in their work setting. In general, this dual degree program provides the students with increased career opportunities both within academia and in the work setting.

Degree Requirements

Degree requirements are the same as those for each separate major. The one required course from the professional counseling major that may be counted toward the educational research major is EPRS 7900. Additionally, nine semester hours of electives in the Educational Research program may be courses used to complete professional studies or major requirements in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. Students are responsible for making sure they meet all prerequisites for courses taken in this program.

EPRS 7900 - Methods of Research in Education 3 Credit Hours