HSC-College Student Development Concentration
Program Description
The Human Services and Counseling (HSC) programs present a core of courses which provide professionals with the skills, mastery and competencies to deliver comprehensive counseling and consulting services in many educational and community environments. The human services and counseling programs are competency and outcome based in their approach.
College Student Development Concentration
Students who enter the college student development (formerly student affairs) concentration are prepared to work with young children families, community agencies; various roles within higher education such as in career centers, offices of residence life,college counseling centers and student affairs. It provides the Human Service Professional with the skills and processes to provide individual and group counseling and to serve as a leader and advocate for students, universities, and the profession.
In addition to theoretical frameworks and competencies, the program fosters leadership in human services and counseling. Career opportunities include school counseling; working with you children and families; counseling in community agencies; counseling and advising in higher education; career counseling; counseling in hospitals or institutional-care settings; or counseling in private practice.
Distinctive DePaul Features
Emphasis is placed on assisting students from a variety of professional disciplines in developing:
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theory and practice related to personal identity and the human life cycle
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leadership skills which facilitate understanding of and influence within organizational systems
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effective communication skills and group and individual counseling approaches that actualize human potential
Degree Requirements
(60 quarter hours of course work and 12 hours of practicum & internship)
Master of Arts degree (M.A.) A thesis and oral exam are required for the M.A. degree.
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Master of Education degree (M.Ed)
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In August 2006, The Princeton Review, in its annual survey of the best colleges and universities in the United States, ranked DePaul No. 1 in the nation in the ''Diverse Student Population'' category.
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