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98 EX TH Theology Comprehensive Exam This is the course code for the Master of Arts (Theology) comprehensive exam. Course registration policies and timelines apply. No credit. EX THM NT Master of Theology (New Testament) Comprehensive Exam This is the course code for the Master of Theology (New Testament) comprehensive exam. Course registration policies and timelines apply. No credit. EX THM OT Master of Theology (Old Testament) Comprehensive Exam This is the course code for the Master of Theology (Old Testament) comprehensive exam. Course registration policies and timelines apply. No credit. EX THM TH Master of Theology (Theology) Comprehensive Exam This is the course code for the Master of Theology (Theology) comprehensive exam. Course registration policies and timelines apply. No credit. COUNSELING The Master of Arts in Counseling program offers courses in clinical mental health counseling and school counseling. Courses focus on developing practical skills for helping people, understanding the nature of human growth and change, personal reflection, and growth in professional identity. These courses are designed to train clinically competent mental health practitioners who are able to integrate Christian faith and counseling education into a professional counselor identity for the purpose of effective counseling practice and licensure in diverse clinical, educational, and ministry settings. Students acquire contemporary knowledge and skills necessary to address the cognitive, emotional, interpersonal and spiritual needs of individuals, couples, families, and organizations and to implement social justice and advocacy strategies in each of these contexts. CO 501 Theological Foundations for Counseling This course explores the foundations of Christian theology, how these topics can inform counseling interventions, and the issues that are presented for counselors working in faith-based environments and with clients for whom faith is a critical resource. Ethical considerations concerning spiritual issues and interventions in counseling, along with ASERVIC standards, are addressed. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the MA in Counseling Program. Three hours. CO 502 Counseling Theories Equips students with foundational theoretical concepts, clinical skills, and techniques needed for the clinical training sequence (practicum and internship). Reviews the major counseling theories and how each relates to biblical and theological perspectives. Students are exposed to models of counseling consistent with current professional research and practice in the field, so they begin to develop a personal model of counseling. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the MA in Counseling Program. Three hours. CO 503 Human Development and Counseling Addresses the theoretical underpinnings of the counseling professions by looking at the major theories of human development and growth span. The course explores how major approaches to human growth and development compare to and contrast with related biblical teaching. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the MA in Counseling Program. Three hours.