Free Online Mental Health Courses from Top Universities

The University of California, Berkeley, Open University, and the University of Massachusetts each host mental health courses for free online. These courses discuss the psychology of mental difficulties and illnesses.

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Free Mental Health Courses

Free mental health courses will provide students with the opportunity to learn about mental health challenges. Course topics include psychology, substance abuse, and how to identify and differentiate between mental issues.

University of California, Berkeley

The free online psychology course at UC Berkeley centers around an emphasis on human emotion. This course is lecture-based, and interested individuals can download in excess of 20 lectures on the subject.

Psychology 156 - UC Berkeley

Open University

Open University provides courses in dyslexia, living with death, and other mental health courses for free online. In the course that discusses mental health challenges, students will learn about different types of mental health problems and how they are dealt with in terms of modern medicine.

University of Massachusetts

The University of Massachusetts OpenCourseWare offers a free online mental health course as a study of the impact that substance abuse has on the family. Students will learn about resources available to help families of substance abusers.

Substance Abuse and the Family - UMass

Free Online Mental Health Courses At a Glance

Course & School	Program Level	Format	Assignments	Quizzes & Exams	Downloadable
Psychology 156 course from UC Berkeley	Unspecified	Audio podcasts	No	No	Yes
Understanding Dyslexia course from Open University	Intermediate	Text	Yes	No	Yes
Mental Health Practice: Bonnyrigg course from Open University	Beginner	Text	Yes	No	Yes
Living with Death and Dying course from Open University	Beginner	Text	Yes	No	Yes
Challenging Ideas in Mental Health course from Open University	Intermediate	Text	Yes	No	Yes
Substance Abuse and the Family course from the University of Massachusetts	Graduate	Textbooks/external reading resources	Yes	Yes	Yes

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1. Liberty University
Program Options
Doctorate
- PHD: Counselor Education & Supervision
  
  DMN: Pastoral Counseling
  
  EDD: Community Care & Counseling: Pastoral Care & Counseling
- EDS: Community Care & Counseling: Marriage & Family Counseling
  
  EDS: Community Care & Counseling: Pastoral Care & Counseling
  
  EDS: Community Care & Counseling: Traumatology
Master's
- MA: Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP)
  
  MA: Pastoral Counseling: Community Chaplaincy
  
  MA: Pastoral Counseling: Pastoral Counseling
- MA: Pastoral Counseling: Crisis Response & Trauma
  
  MA: Pastoral Counseling: Dobson Center Family Advocacy, Public Policy, & the Future
  
  MA: Pastoral Counseling: Dobson Center Marriage & Family Studies
Bachelor's
- BS: Bible: Christian Counseling
  
  BS: Biblical Counseling
  
  BS: Psychology: Crisis Counseling
- BS: Psychology - Christian Counseling
  
  BS: Psychology: Addictions & Recovery
  
  BS: Psychology: Life Coaching
Associate's
- AA: Psychology: Christian Counseling
Certificate
- GRAD CERT: Mental Health Studies
  
  GRAD CERT: Pastoral Counseling
- CERT: Health Sciences
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2. Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology
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Master's
- Masters in Clinical Psychology (Licensed Professional Counselor)
  
  Masters in Clinical Psychology (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist)
- Masters in Applied Behavior Analysis
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3. Grand Canyon University
Program Options
Master's
- M.S. in Mental Health and Wellness with an Emphasis in Integrated Health
  
  M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  
  M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an Emphasis in Childhood and Adolescence Disorders
- M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an Emphasis in Christian Counseling
  
  M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy
  
  M.S. in Mental Health and Wellness with Emphasis in Grief and Bereavement
Bachelor's
- BS in Counseling - Addiction, Chemical Dependency, and Substance Abuse
  
  B.S. in Psychology with an Emphasis in Forensic Psychology
- B.S. in Behavioral Health Science with an Emphasis in Substance Use Disorders
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4. Bryant & Stratton College
Program Options
Bachelor's
- BS Health Services Administration
Associate's
- AAS Health Services Administration
Certificate
- Health Services Admin Diploma
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5. Purdue Global
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Certificate
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Postgraduate Certificate
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