Apex School of Theology offers a Master of Arts in Christian Counseling and a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling. The Master of Arts in Christian Counseling (69 credits) offers tracks of study in Professional Counseling and in Marriage and Family Therapy. Graduates of this program will be prepared through classroom and clinical training to provide professional counseling to individuals, couples, and families in church and community settings. The Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling (36 credits) is a briefer program that focuses on training students to develop, support, and provide church-based counseling services.
Courses include: foundations in theology; history of Christian thought; introduction to pastoral counseling; advanced developmental psychology; theories of personality; family systems therapy; counseling theories and techniques; cross-cultural counseling; individual and systems assessment; introduction to professional and ethical counseling; group dynamics counseling; theological perspectives of forgiveness and reconciliation; crisis and conflict management in the church; career counseling theories and practice; and marriage and family counseling.
- Cost: $4,200.00
- Religious Accreditation: Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools