MA in Human Services Counseling – Christian Ministries Gain the Skills for Christian Counseling Ministry

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100% online,* 8-week courses

Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total

Liberty University’s 100% online Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling is designed for human services professionals who need additional, graduate-level training for advancement or new opportunities, as well as students who are just entering the human services and mental health support field. The online master’s in human services counseling degree does not require any on-campus visits or a thesis so 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 equips you to better serve clients who struggle with the basic challenges of life by addressing their social, psychological, and spiritual needs.

The Christian ministries area of study provides training that equips you for counseling or human services-related ministry. The Christian ministry area of study espouses core human services courses with a divinity curriculum to best equip you to provide Christian-based guidance to those in need. If you are currently in a mental health and support role in ministry and find that you need advanced studies in human services with a ministry emphasis, the Christian ministries area of study will give you the training you need.

*Some exclusions apply. Please refer to our exclusions page for more information.


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Do you have a passion for studying the human mind and 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. The Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling provides a balance of field-tested practice and cutting-edge research in behavioral sciences so you can be confident that your approach to treatment will be backed by solid scientific study while maintaining a biblical worldview in ethics and practice.

If you want to branch out and bring human services skills to support your community, the Christian ministries area of study for the online master’s in human services counseling will provide the training you need. With a balance of evidence-based, scientifically supported counseling methods and a solid biblical worldview, the online master’s in human services counseling will ensure that you can meet your small group, youth, or church ministry challenges with effective Christian counseling techniques.


The core content of the online Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling provides a balanced overview of important theories in psychology while applying this knowledge to specific, real-world counseling practices. Students in the online master’s in human services counseling will study the development of the human mind from childhood to adulthood and how multicultural issues impact 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 biblical principles inform these science and evidence-based practices.

Please note: 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 below for more information about counseling licensure.

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