Overview

Essential to the implementation of the University of Massachusetts Boston's Mental Health Counseling (MHC) program curriculum is the integration of theory presented in classrooms and its application in practicum and internship experiences.

In order to integrate the curriculum content with other training experiences, the program provides information about the socio-political contexts of people’s lives as well as about information related to personality, development, psychiatric taxonomy, professional orientation and ethics, methods of inquiry and the process of change.

In addition, our program provides opportunities for its students to develop professional skills and competencies and to practice them in professional settings. The program prepares students to make significant practitioner-oriented contributions to counseling and prepares them for further study at the doctoral level if they desire to do so.

All of our faculty are actively involved in research and contribute significantly to the profession at both national and international levels. There are opportunities to do research with our internationally known faculty if a student so desires.

Outcomes

The MHC curriculum emphasizes respect for the social foundations and cultural diversity of self and all others. The curriculum is also designed to facilitate students’ integration of their personal and professional identities as mental health counselors.
We aim to foster each student’s self-awareness, compassion, and ability to think critically. The ability to apply these critical thinking skills to counseling practice through a social justice lens is one of many that allow our students to competently work with individuals from a variety of backgrounds.

Careers

The MHC program, within a public urban university, is dedicated to the training of professionals who most likely will provide counseling and related activities to individuals from various diverse backgrounds. Mental health counselors work in a variety of settings such as community mental health centers, clinics, hospitals, and schools. Many students from our program go on to pursue doctoral level study as well.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research and Evaluation in Psychology

Sociocultural Considerations in Counseling

Psychopathology and Diagnosis

Counseling Theory and Practice

Group Counseling and Group Dynamics

Child and Adolescent Counseling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-15 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-15 00:00:00

More details

Fall on campus
January 2 (priority) and February 15 (final) for summer online

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Blended, Online

Campus Location

Boston, United States

Disciplines

Clinical Psychology View 379 other Masters in Clinical Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Two or three social science courses (courses in psychology, sociology or anthropology, but not economics or political science).
A distinguished undergraduate transcript with at least a 3.0 cumulative average. (Please explain in a personal statement if your GPA is below 3.0)
Two strong letters of recommendation indicating the potential to become an empathic and responsible counselor as well as to succeed academically on the graduate level. Letters from former professors are particularly important.
A group and/or individual interview with other candidates and faculty members.

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Tuition Fee

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International

29060 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14530 USD per semester during 12 months.
National

29060 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14530 USD per semester during 12 months.
In-State

14886 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7443 USD per semester during 12 months.

Living costs for Boston

1560 - 3239 USD /month

Living costs

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

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