Overview

The Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling & Psychological Studies – Marriage & Family Ministry prepares you for a career in mental health counseling, research, education, and psychological science.

This degree is for the scholar seeking to impact the culture beyond the Ph.D. counseling arena who doesn’t need professional accreditation.

Careers

Through this Ph.D. in Counseling & Psychological Studies – Marriage and Family Ministry degree at Regent University you will:

Develop techniques that bridge family participation in the therapeutic process.

Integrate research methods that enrich marriage and foster a deeper understanding of spousal needs.

Introduce conflict resolution techniques that improve communication and strengthen the family unit.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Marriage & Relationship Counseling

Concepts Of Family Systems

Counseling Children & Adolescents

Field Experience

Appraisal & Psychometrics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-03-11 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

51 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Family & Consumer Science Psychology View 29 other PhDs in Family & Consumer Science in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Ph.D. applicants must:

Hold a regionally accredited 30 hour master's degree in a mental health field, such as counseling, psychology, social work or pastoral counseling. Completed coursework should include, but is not limited, to the following: research or statistics, counseling skills, ethics and group counseling, or family systems.

Have a minimum of a 3.5 GPA in your graduate level coursework.

Have at least one year of experience in a mental health field (highly desirable).

International Applicants who have studied at institutions outside of the United States, will need to submit a course by course evaluation showing the completion of a regionally accredited graduate degree.

Tuition Fee

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International

11815 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 695 USD per credit during 36 months.
National

11815 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 695 USD per credit during 36 months.
In-State

11815 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 695 USD per credit during 36 months.

Living costs for Virginia Beach

980 - 1600 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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