Marymount University

Founded in 1950 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Marymount is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic university located just minutes from the nation's capital.

Marymount is dedicated to academic excellence. Our faculty are scholars and practitioners in a wide array of fields; but above all else, they are committed to excellence in the classroom. They join with our staff and administration in making this commitment: At Marymount University, students come first.

Master of Arts in Community Counseling

The Master of Arts in Community Counseling program gives you the educational experiences and skills you need to function effectively in applied settings at the master's level. Individuals who wish to work in a wide variety of community agency settings will find this program appropriate to their needs. Our students include individuals already working in human service settings who seek to enhance their careers, recent psychology undergraduates who wish to pursue a career in the helping professions, and individuals from other fields who wish to make the transition into a counseling career.

Marymount also offers a forensic psychology option for students in the community counseling degree program. This is an opportunity to earn both a degree in community counseling and a master's degree in forensic psychology, while completing the academic requirements needed for licensure for the LPC.

Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology

The forensic psychology program provides graduates with the skills and knowledge they need to provide effective, high quality services in a variety of forensic settings. These include probation and parole, victim assistance, law enforcement, evaluation, and testimony in civil and criminal matters. Course work is interdisciplinary, combining study in sociology, criminal justice and public policy, in addition to many subfields in psychology.

Marymount also offers a community counseling option for students in the forensic psychology program. This is an opportunity to earn both a master's degree in forensic psychology and a master's in community counseling, while completing the academic requirements needed for licensure for the LPC.

Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling

The Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling program trains competent clinicians in counseling ministry, thus providing counseling services from a faith based and spiritual perspective. Seeking first the integration of theory and practice, the pastoral counseling program provides opportunities for students to integrate counseling practice and theory with ministerial opportunities. The pastoral counseling program offers a holistic approach in training pastoral counselors in academic, clinical, faith and spiritual based counseling services.

Utilizing their training, pastoral counselors provide therapeutic services in a wide variety of settings including churches, hospitals, police and fire departments, outreach programs in jails and prisons, the military, and numerous other settings. Students can choose from three distinct programs: MA in Pastoral Counseling, MA in Pastoral and Spiritual Care, and Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS).

Master of Arts in School Counseling

The Master's in School Counseling program at Marymount prepares students to meet the challenges presented in school communities. Our mission is to prepare school counselors who effectively perform clinical, consultative and administrative tasks at elementary, middle and secondary levels. Students come from many backgrounds. Some have worked in school settings as teachers or in other positions, while others come directly from undergraduate education or from other careers. School counseling students share a commitment to working within the school environment to deliver services to students, staff and families.

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