MA in Human Services Counseling – Life Coaching Improve on Your Life Coaching Techniques
30
Credit Hours
100% online,* 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Learn How to Mentor Others with an Online Master’s Degree in Human Services Counseling – Life Coaching
Liberty University’s Master of Arts (MA) in Human Services Counseling – Life Coaching online degree is designed for human services professionals who need additional, graduate-level training for advancement or new opportunities. It is also designed for students who are just entering the human services and mental health support field. The online master’s in human services counseling program does not require any on-campus visits and has no thesis requirement. This means you can fit our flexible online courses into your current schedule.
As a Christian college, Liberty University is invested in training human services professionals who can apply the best available scientific research and clinical tools to their practice with a biblical worldview. As such, the online master’s in human services counseling can help equip you to serve your clients who struggle with the basic challenges of life by addressing their social, psychological, and spiritual needs.
The life coaching area of study for the online master’s in human services counseling degree provides additional customizable life coach training to help you learn how to guide clients to their professional, financial, and relational goals. If you want to help people achieve their dreams with life coach training, based on a biblical worldview, this area of study can give you the tools you’ll need.
*Some exclusions apply. Please refer to our exclusions page for more information.
Why Choose Liberty’s Online Master’s in Human Services Counseling – Life Coaching?
Do you have a passion for studying the human mind and for finding the best way to help people improve their lives by changing their behavior? With the online Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling, you can embark on the fascinating study of human behavior and psychology while applying this knowledge to help solve specific, real-world problems in the counseling and mental health field.
This human services counseling program provides a balance of field-tested practice and cutting-edge research in behavioral sciences. You can be confident that your approach to treatment is backed by solid scientific study while still maintaining a biblical worldview in ethics and practice.
Whether you are already in the field of human services or you are looking to increase your skill set and counseling abilities, we can help you. As you partner with clients to help them overcome life’s obstacles, Liberty University’s life coach degree program seeks to engage and assist you in reaching your goals.
What Will You Study in the Master’s in Human Services Online Degree?
The core content of the online Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling degree provides a balanced overview of essential theories in psychology while applying this knowledge to specific, real-world counseling practices. In the online master’s in human services counseling, you will study the development of the human mind from childhood to adulthood. You can learn how multicultural issues affect counseling in individual and group settings. As a Christian college, Liberty bases this study of human thought and behavior on a Christian worldview and demonstrates how these science and evidence-based practices are informed by biblical principles.
The life coaching area of study for the master’s in human services counseling provides a customizable course of study that can give you the training you need. This track includes the study of vital life coaching techniques that draw on Christian counseling and human services skills. Since the field of life coaching focuses on teaching people how to live a better life, you can be trained on how to educate people on the importance and the benefits of developing a healthy lifestyle. Part of your training will include how to develop your clients’ time management skills so that they can maintain a well-balanced life.
Please note that the online Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling is not designed to fulfill clinical counseling licensure requirements. You can view Liberty University’s licensure-track Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling for more information about counseling licensure.
Potential Career Opportunities
- Business consultant
- Financial health consultant
- Life coach
- Non-licensed counselor
- Professional development coach
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Degree Information
- This program falls under the School of Behavioral Sciences.
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Graduate Full Time | $565/Credit |
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Graduate Part Time | $615/Credit |
Military Graduate | $275/Credit |
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Admission Requirements for Our Online MA in Human Services Counseling Degree
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes with the submission of a Transcript Request Form.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Preliminary Acceptance
If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:
- Be in your final term and planning to start your master’s degree after the last day of class for your bachelor’s degree.
- Complete a Bachelor’s Self-Certification Form confirming your completion date. You may download the form from the Forms and Downloads page or contact an admissions counselor to submit the form on your behalf.
- Submit an official/unofficial transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show a minimum of 105 completed credit hours.
- If you are a current Liberty University student completing your undergraduate degree, you will need to submit a Degree/Certificate Completion Application.
- Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new master’s degree.
Dual Enrollment
Please see the Online Dual Enrollment page for information about starting graduate courses while finishing your bachelor’s degree.
Transcript Policies
Unofficial College Transcript Policy
Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:
- Your previous school’s name or logo printed on the document
- Cumulative GPA
- A list of completed courses and earned credit broken down by semester
- Degree and date conferred (if applicable)
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
*Not applicable to certificates.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is life coaching?
Life coaches help their clients create responsible goals and work through practical steps to achieve them. These goals may be financial, relational, or professional. The practice of life coaching revolves around maintaining a positive attitude and building confidence through short-term goals that lead to long-term success.
If you have been in the human services field, you have probably already helped individuals and families sort through their priorities and work toward achieving their goals. Individuals often struggle to set reasonable, realistic, and achievable goals. When unrealistic goals are set, disappointment and discouragement usually follow. As a mental health professional, life coach training can be beneficial to help your clients grow and realize their potential.
Thanks to technology, the life coach description has now grown to extend online. You may meet with clients by phone, in person, or over video chats. You will often be working as more than just a mental health life coach. You may help clients increase productivity at work or create a sound financial foundation for their retirement.
If you are looking for a chance to have a positive impact on people’s lives, then consider life coaching. As one life coach, Catherine Wood said, “I get to see the impact of my work on people’s lives, on their dreams. It’s profoundly gratifying and rewarding on so many levels.”*
*Kathleen Green, “Life coach,” Career Outlook, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2017.
Do counselors need a master’s degree?
In most situations, counselors need a master’s degree. As a counselor, you would be working on mental health concerns with patients. This type of work requires specialized training that can be offered through a program like the MA in Human Services Counseling at Liberty University.
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