To be eligible for this award, students must complete 5 Required Core Subjects, 3 Elective Subjects, 1 AIE Subject and pursue either the Practice Option or the Research Option.

Students who have successfully completed 22 credits including 5 Required Core Subjects, 2 Elective Subjects, and 1 AIE Subject can exit the programme with a Postgraduate Diploma in Guidance and Counselling.

Required Subjects (5 subjects, 15 credits)

• Advanced Human Behaviour & Social Environment
• Counselling Assessment & Measurement
• Individual & Group Counselling Skills Workshop
• Social Context & Ethics
• Theories & Models of Counselling

and then EITHER Practice Option or Research Option:

Practice Option (6 credits)

• Counselling Practicum
  

Research Option (6 credits)

• Practice Research
• Integrative Project

Elective Subjects (any 3 subjects, 9 credits)

• Advanced Practice Methods: Brief Therapy
• Advanced Practice Methods: Cognitive Behavioural Intervention
• Career Counselling: Theories & Practice @
• Delinquency & Family @
• Evolution in Family Therapy: Structural & Systemic Approaches @
• Expressive Psychotherapy
• Guidance & Counselling for Students with Special Needs @
• Information & Communication Technology for Psychosocial Interventions
• Mental Health Policy @
• Mindfulness-based Programme in Mental Health and Social Care
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychopathology: Holistic & Humanistics Orientations
• Practice Research @
• Social Policy Analysis & Social Accountability @
• Workplace Counselling @
• Violence in Intimate Relationships @

Remarks:

1. In addition to the above subjects, students are required to complete a 1-credit subject on Academic Integrity and Ethics (AIE). No tuition fee is required for this subject.
2. All subjects carry 3 credits unless otherwise specified.
3. Programme structure and content are subject to continual review and changes.
4. Not all elective subjects will be offered every year and registration is subject to the availability of quota.
5. Please refer to the "Study Option" page for the details of the Practice/ Research Options.