Course details

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Adult Guidance Counselling) is designed to serve as a training course for people working with adults in a guidance/counselling setting, providing information, advice and placement services. The course aims to work towards the development of an understanding of core concepts and ideas concerning sociology, marginalisation, exclusion and adult career development.

Entry Requirements

Primary Degree, professional diploma or equivalent with a minimum of three years experience working with adults in a developmental setting. All applicants must be seeing clients in a guidance context on a regular basis. Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level. Certain programmes may have additional requirements.

Minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
  • TOEFL (Paper based test): 585
  • TOEFL (Internet based test): 95
  • PTE (Pearson): 62

Module

Year 1

  • ADULT GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SKILLS 1
  • THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES IN ADULT GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
  • THE REFLECTIVE LEARNER AND REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 1
  • CASE REVIEW AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1

Year 2

  • THE REFLECTIVE LEARNER AND REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 2
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES IN ADULT GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
  • INTEGRATING THEORY AND PRACTICE IN ADULT GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
  • CASE REVIEW AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2
  • ADULT GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SKILLS 2
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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