Located in the highly international and diverse community of Miami, Florida, the Department of Educational and Psychological Studies (EPS) housed in the School of Education and Human Development prepares reflective leaders, researchers, methodologists, and practitioners to improve psychological, educational, and community well-being.  At EPS we educate mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, researchers and doctoral-level psychologists in an APA accredited program. In addition, we offer an undergraduate major in Human and Social Development which prepares students for masters and doctoral level studies in counseling and related fields.  

The Department of EPS is made up of the following five master's programs:  Mental Health Counseling; Marriage and Family Therapy; Counseling and Research; Community and Social Change; and Research, Measurement, Evaluation.  We also offer a post-Master's Certificate Latino Mental Health Program aimed at enhancing clinical skills in the assessment and treatment of Latino clients.  The Department of EPS offers three doctoral programs: Counseling Psychology; Research, Measurement, and Evaluation; and Higher Education Leadership. In addition, we have a Community and Educational Well-Being Research Center (CEW) that promotes individual, interpersonal, institutional, and community well-being by studying the educational, psychological, physical, and social determinants of well-being.

Across all programs we focus on international and multicultural knowledge and competencies, social justice and empowerment of families and communities, and the role of societal and environmental stressors in creating problems in living. We have our own in-house training clinic where EPS professors conduct the supervision. Students may elect to work with Spanish-speaking clients and receive quality supervision from fully bilingual and bicultural supervisors.