Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
For online programmes, Liberty University offers multiple intakes depending on your chosen time table. To find out more information, visit the university page.
Language
English
- Duolingo English Test: 105
- TOEFL iBT: 80
- IELTS: 6.5
Credits
57 SCH
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Lynchburg, United States
Disciplines
- Counselling Psychology
- Community Development
Overview
The Community Care and Counseling - Traumatology (Online) EdD program from Liberty University can help equip you to counsel people who are dealing with traumatic experiences.
Our professors will cover a wide variety of subjects including how to address emergencies, disasters, and personal tragedies with skill and sensitivity.
Career opportunities
Explore some of the career opportunities you may be qualified to pursue upon graduation:
- Church counselor
- Disaster relief recovery specialist
- Group therapist
- Outpatient care therapist
- Remote mental health coach
- Social worker
- Trauma therapist
- Victim advocate
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Child & Adolescent Trauma
- Adult & Familial Trauma
- Disaster Mental Health & Community Response
- Assessment & Testing in the Treatment of Trauma
- Empirically-Supported Treatments for Trauma
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
- GPA: 3
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 105
- TOEFL iBT: 80
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- A regionally or nationally accredited master's degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing.
- Applicants lacking a graduate-level statistics course will be required to complete CEFS 515 Research and Program Evaluation (3 c.h.), or EDUC 518 Educational Research and Assessment (3 c.h.), or its equivalent prior to EDCO 735 in the EdD
- 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.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (Non-residents): 18,414 AUD / year (≈ 12,825 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 18,414 AUD / year (≈ 12,825 USD / year)
- Domestic (In-State): 18,414 AUD / year (≈ 12,825 USD / year)