Dr. James C. Dobson Center

Liberty University’s online Master of Arts (MA) in Human Services Counseling – Family Advocacy, Public Policy, and the Future can equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to positively impact families within your community. This degree will give you a foundation for advocating the rights of children and families as well as assisting them with a variety of challenges. You can learn biblical principles relating to families and public policy.

Liberty University’s 100% online Master of Arts (MA) in Human Services Counseling – Dobson Center Marriage and Family Studies is designed to teach techniques necessary to protect children, educate families, and empower parents to lead their families. The goal of this program is to equip you with the knowledge you need to positively impact the family and society.

Liberty University’s 100% online Master of Arts (MA) in Human Services Counseling – Dobson Center Parenting and Child/Adolescent Development degree is designed to train you in biblical counseling principles and strategies. Our master’s degree in parent and child counseling will provide you with a solid foundation to reach out to families with the love of Christ as you seek to help them through their challenges. Our online master’s program features material from the counseling field that is considered essential to master’s level professional preparation for human service counselors who seek to offer services in areas such as leadership, families, addictions, and recovery.

Liberty University’s online Master of Arts (MA) in Pastoral Counseling – Dobson Center Family Advocacy, Public Policy, and the Future degree will provide you with practical tools to protect and teach children, educate families, and empower parents. The skills you will develop in this program are foundational for advocating for the rights of children and families and assisting families who are facing a variety of issues. This degree may help you seek professional licensure, although it does not meet all licensure requirements. Our courses feature materials from the counseling field considered essential to master’s level professional preparation for those who seek to offer counseling services in areas such as leadership, families, addictions, and recovery. 

Liberty University’s Master of Arts (MA) in Pastoral Counseling – Marriage and Family Studies can equip you with the knowledge to positively impact families and society. Our online pastoral counseling master’s degree courses help you meet the needs of a hurting world by equipping you with the tools you need to guide individuals asking for biblical counsel. The goal of our online master’s in pastoral counseling – marriage and family studies degree is to prepare you to help families learn to function healthily and thrive in the future.

Liberty University’s online Master of Arts (MA) in Pastoral Counseling – Parenting and Child/Adolescent Development will teach you biblical counseling principles and strategies you can use to assist parents and children in a variety of situations and settings. Each course in our pastoral counseling master’s degree program provides insight into how to best navigate the ministry’s highly relational network. With a focus on parenting and adolescence, you can learn how to integrate a biblical worldview with counseling best practices to reach adults and adolescents effectively. As a whole, this degree will help you become more biblically responsible, relationally wise, and ministry savvy.

Liberty University’s online Minor in Family Advocacy, Public Policy, and the Future provides a blended approach to helping families in need. Our online courses focus on the study of biblical worldviews regarding family and marriage, policymaking, and patterns in our nation that help predict future trends. This minor is designed to address the emerging need for Christian professionals to advocate for families and children at the local, state, and national levels.

Liberty University’s online Minor in Parenting and Child/Adolescent Development is designed to introduce you to foundational developmental studies and perspectives on child and family life. The physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and spiritual development of children and adolescents is ever-changing, but the principles you gain throughout your parenting and adolescent development minor will provide you with the essential framework you need to help parents create and sustain a healthy and balanced family life.

Liberty University’s online Minor in Marriage and Family Studies will provide you with foundational information needed to understand the dynamics of strong and healthy families. The cultural battle for the hearts and minds of today’s children and adolescents is stronger than ever. You will examine the tough issues facing today’s children and identify strategies and interventions for effective growth and change. As you begin to tackle the challenges facing children and their parents, our professors will teach you practical methods of understanding various familial situations.