Master of Theology in Nouthetic Counseling
Focused study of nouthetic counseling for pastors and for counselors moving to a biblical framework.
Curriculum Based on the curriculum of The Log College & Seminary.
About the program
The Th.M. in Nouthetic Counseling program is a focused study of the principles of Nouthetic Counseling designed for pastors who would like advanced training in this important pastoral task as well as graduates of secular counseling programs who would like to transition into a Nouthetic framework. The Th.M. in Nouthetic Counseling grants advanced standing in the Th.D. in Nouthetic Counseling program.
Admission
M.A./M.S. in a counseling or social work field; or LCS MTS; or M.Div. Students with a thesis completed for their previous master’s program are exempt from the BS690 thesis requirement. Students with a secular counseling degree must complete TH701 – “Theological Foundations” as a prerequisite. Program is open to both male and female students. No transfer credit is allowed due to the uniqueness of the program.
Requirements
- All written assignments (with the exception of the thesis) should follow current MLA formatting.
- All numbered assignments (lecture outlines/notes, summaries, chapter summaries, papers, etc.) must be submitted to your mentor for grading.
- Please report any broken links to info@logcollege.net
Courses
LCS curriculum: 18-30 credits · School layer: 24 credits · Total: 42-54 credits
Added by the school: the original Westminster vision
The school copies the LCS curriculum in full and adds its own courses on the 1647 text of the Westminster Standards, read with the Scottish and continental Reformed tradition. These credits are added to the LCS credits; no LCS course is replaced. A layer course already completed in an earlier program is not repeated: its credits carry forward.
The original Westminster vision
18 creditsThe Scottish and continental Reformed tradition
6 creditsMore from the school's catalog (optional, not counted in the total)
OptionalThese courses add no credits to the program. Take any of them for your own study.
The LCS curriculum, copied in full
Prerequisite (students with a secular counseling degree)
6 creditsNouthetic counseling courses
18 creditsThesis (waived for students who wrote one for their previous master's)
6 creditsTotal: 42-54 credits
The guide prints 18 to 30 credits. TH701 (6 credits) is required only of students with a secular counseling degree, and BS690 (6 credits) is waived for students who wrote a thesis for their previous master's. The totals on this page count all 30 credits.