StudyQA — Master: Counselling Psychology

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The Master's in Counselling Psychology assists students in developing the knowledge, skills, and understanding necessary to work as professional counsellors in a wide variety of settings.

Our programs are characterized by small classes, ongoing contact with a program supervisor, and a focus on the practicum/internship component of counsellor preparation. Students may focus on one or more of the following areas:

Trauma
School/Higher Education Counselling
Aboriginal Counselling
Addictions
Diversity

Program Development and Evaluation
Assessment in Counselling
Advanced Seminar in Theories of Counselling Psychology
Ethics and Legal Issues in Counselling
Career Development and Counselling Across the Life Span
Group Counselling
Diversity, Culture, and Counselling
Skills and Practice for Counselling
Internship in Counselling
Methods in Educational Research
Comprehensive Examination
Project

Requirements

Baccalaureate degree requirement. We accept undergraduate degrees from any discipline. You normally must have earned the equivalent of a B+ average over the last two years (or equivalent of 30.0 UVic units) of their degree to be considered. Practica, non-graded (pass-fail) courses, credit granted on the basis of life or work experience, or credit earned at institutions not recognized by the University will not be used in determining your grade point average or units completed.
You are required to have 2 courses (three units) of relevant third or forth year coursework in Educational Psychology, Psychology, or a related helping discipline in the following two areas:Learning/Cognition/Memory,Abnormal Psychology/Behaviour Disorders
counselling prerequisites courses form.
ED-D 414, 417 and 418 or their equivalents with a B+ or higher
A significant number of counselling related hours
Two counselling skills evaluations
Two assessment reports
Personal statement
Statistics course (Thesis-based applicants only)
Research statement (Thesis-based applicants only)
Practicum support letter (Mid-island and Three summers applicants only)
English language requirement. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - For the internet-based TOEFL (IBT), we require a minimum of 95 with the following minimum section requirements: Listening 21; Speaking 21; Reading 21; Writing 21. The minimum acceptable TOEFL score is 575 on the paper-based test. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) - A minimum Overall Band Score of 7.0, with no score of less than 6.5 on each individual component on the Academic IELTS is required. Note than any IELTS test, other than the Academic test, will not be accepted.
Disability request (only for applicants with disability considerations)
Letter of reapplication (only for repeat applicants)