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PhD Counselor Education at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States

Programme overview

Doctoral program preparing experienced counseling professionals for advanced practice, supervision, teaching, research, leadership and advocacy, for college teaching, supervisory and student-development roles, with licensure endorsement possible.

Faculty: College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences  |  Department: Counseling  |  Duration: 73 graduate credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Major courses (24 credit hours) including Seminar in Counselor Education, Advanced Theory and Practice of Counseling, Theory and Practice of Counseling Supervision, Teaching in Counselor Education and a 6-credit internship; a 16-credit research core including Statistics in Applied Fields I and Introduction to Qualitative Research; a 6-credit cognate; and dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants have completed a master's degree in counseling or a related field.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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