MA Counseling Thesis

Catalog description

The master's thesis consists of an individual research project designed by the student and carried out under the direction of a faculty supervisor in the field of counseling or psychology. The thesis project allows students to actively contribute to research in the field of counseling or psychology and to gain important research experience that prepares them to follow a doctoral program. All thesis topics must be approved by the faculty supervisor and the department chair. Students are expected to select a topic in collaboration with their faculty supervisor, develop research questions and/or hypotheses for the study, collect and analyze data and report the results of their research in APA format. Following completion of the qualitative or quantitative thesis, students are encouraged to submit their work for possible publication. In addition to the individual feedback and support they receive from their faculty supervisor, students working on a thesis are encouraged to participate in the research meetings hosted by the department for further presentation and critique of their work. The written thesis must follow current thesis guidelines and include appropriate graduate thesis forms. Prerequisites : Advanced program standing, COUN 5850 and faculty supervisor approval.