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The Master of Arts (Counselling and Guidance) programme is specially designed to equip counselling graduates with skills and knowledge in various counselling core areas to maximise counsellor's level of functioning and the capacity to conduct research. The programme emphasises a developmental perspective, focusing on issues pertinent to providing counselling and guidance services and programme development. The counsellors' personal and professional growth and development; appreciation of diversity and demonstration of understanding ethical and legal issues are also emphasised. The practicum allows application of theories and techniques leading to effective individual and group counselling.

The Master of Arts (Counselling and Guidance) is a professional degree which comprises 42 Academic Units (AUs) inclusive of the 8 core areas for coursework component (11 courses of 3 AUs each), clinical instruction (2 practica of 3 AUs each) and dissertation (3 AUs).

The core areas have been identified as the essential competency areas for counsellors by Council for the Accreditation of Counselling and other Related Educational Programmes (CACREP). For clinical instruction, a total of 400 hours (100 hours of face to face and 100 hours of associated services for each practicum) is required. Students can start their full-time or part-time practicum after the completion of 5 specified courses

Updated on 08 November, 2015

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