B.A. Peer Counselling
Course Requirements (128 credit hours)
In this major you will learn the interpersonal and communication skills needed for counselling peers in the personal, work, family and spiritual issues they face. If you are interested in becoming a licensed counsellor, this degree is an advantageous program for you to take before entering a Masters program in Counselling.
Program Advisor: TBA
Program Objectives:
In addition to the Program Objectives of the BA degree, the following objectives apply to students choosing the Counselling Major:
- Demonstrate the ability to deal with strong emotions in a counselling situation.
- Develop the ability to maintain personal convictions without imposing them on counselees.
- Demonstrate good listening, questioning and interviewing skills.
- Show a basic knowledge of common issues (such as depression, addictions, shame, self-harm).
- Have the ability to distinguish between the presenting problems and the primary problem(s) of a counselee.
- Have the ability to engage in, and lead others in, clinical theological reflection.
- Understand the cultural, gender and spiritual issues affecting the counselling dynamic.
Course Requirements:
- BI111 Intro. to the Bible: Old Testament (3 credit hours)
- BI121 Intro. to the Bible: New Testament (3 credit hours)
- BI122 Life and Teachings of Jesus (3 credit hours)
- BI203 Biblical Interpretation (3 credit hours)
- TH101 Christian Spirituality (3 credit hours)
- TH231 Christian Theology (3 credit hours)
- TH421 Anabaptist Theology (3 credit hours)
- BI31- Old Testament Elective (300 level) (3 credit hours)
- BI32- New Testament Elective (300 level) (3 credit hours)
- BI- Bible Electives (12 credit hours)
- TH3- Theology Elective (300 level) (3 credit hours)
General Studies (36 credit hours)
- HU101 Communications (3 credit hours)
- HU217 Spanish (3 credit hours)
- HU221 Christian History (3 credit hours)
- HU222 Anabaptist History (3 credit hours)
- HU372 Ethics (3 credit hours)
- Choose one of:
- HU261 Health & Wellness (3 credit hours)
- HU373 Faith and Science (3 credit hours)
- SS223 Interpersonal Communication (3 credit hours)
- FA- Fine Arts Elective (3 credit hours)
- HU- Humanities Elective (3 credit hours)
- SS- Social Science Elective (3 credit hours)
- FA/HU/SS General Studies Elective (6 credit hours)
Ministry Studies (12 credit hours)
- CM101 Ministry 1: Intro. to Ministry 3 (3 credit hours)
- CM201 Ministry 2: Intercultural Ministry (3 credit hours)
- CM301 Ministry 3: International Ministry (3 credit hours)
- CM401 Ministry 4: Integrative Ministry Seminar (3 credit hours)
Peer Counselling Major (30 credit hours)
- CO201 Intro. to Counselling (3 credit hours)
- CO210 Counselling Topics (1 credit hours x 3)
- CO301 Counselling Skills, Depression and Guilt (3 credit hours)
- CO302 Counselling Addictions, Abuse and Grief (3 credit hours)
- Choose two of:
- MI202 Intro. to Mission (3 credit hours)
- MI301 Evangelism and Discipleship (3 credit hours)
- SS201 Psychology I (3 credit hours)
- SS202 Psychology II (3 credit hours)
- SS203 Human Development (3 credit hours)
- SM400-CO Internship (12 credit hours)
