Master of Art in Education - Counsiling and Guidance - San Luis Obispo - California - California Polytechnic State University - I2001

The Master of Arts degree program in Education is designed to provide a broad-based perspective of education. The specializations are closely related to the occupational and professional requirements of a variety of pursuits in the fields of education, college student affairs, and agencies involved with community affairs.

This program prepares students for careers as counselors in higher education. Admission to the program, which occurs only in spring quarter, requires references, an auto-biographical statement, and an interview. Students who have career goals of working in clinical counseling in agency settings or in private practice should refer to the MS Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts.

Education Core
EDUC 586 Introduction to Inquiry in Education
EDUC 587 Educ Foundations & Current Issues
EDUC 588 Education, Culture and Learning
EDUC 589 Educational Research Methods
EDUC 590 Research Applications in Education (4) and comprehensive exam or EDUC 599 Thesis/Project (3) (3)4/6
Required in the Area of Specialization: 52
EDUC 555 Intro to the Counseling Profession (4)
EDUC 556 Multicultural Counseling (4)
EDUC 557 Career Counseling (4)
EDUC 560 Counseling Theories (4)
EDUC 561 Group Counseling (4)
EDUC 562 Student Dev-Higher Education (4)
EDUC 564 Legal & Ethical Issues in Counseling (4)
EDUC 565 Measurement & Assess. Counseling (4)
EDUC 566 Leadership & Consultation Counsel (4)
EDUC 568 Counseling Techniques (4)
EDUC 573 Field Experience, Counseling (12)