Master of Science (MSc) in Counselling Psychology 24 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Calgary |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This specialized thesis-based degree is designed to help students develop the philosophical, theoretical, research, and practical expertise required to offer effective psychological education and counselling.
The program offers you the opportunity to study diverse topics of particular interest to counsellors, such as: interpersonal communication, lifespan human development, family functioning, career assessment and evaluation, and statistics and research design.
The program follows a scientist-practitioner model of training and is delivered on-campus only. And our graduates have gone on to have rewarding careers in schools, post-secondary institutions, community agencies, hospitals, and in private practice.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This specialized thesis-based degree is designed to help students develop the philosophical, theoretical, research, and practical expertise required to offer effective psychological education and counselling.
The program offers you the opportunity to study diverse topics of particular interest to counsellors, such as: interpersonal communication, lifespan human development, family functioning, career assessment and evaluation, and statistics and research design.
The program follows a scientist-practitioner model of training and is delivered on-campus only. And our graduates have gone on to have rewarding careers in schools, post-secondary institutions, community agencies, hospitals, and in private practice.

Admission Requirements

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GPA A minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the last two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.
Minimum education Normally, a minimum of 24 units (4.0 full-course equivalents) in Educational Psychology and/or Psychology. This must include: One undergraduate statistics courses (Note: For those who completed a psychology degree at the University of Calgary, Psychology 312 acts as an equivalent); A senior undergraduate psychology or educational psychology course in the area of Communication Skills in Guidance and Counselling, or its equivalent, Working Alliance; A senior undergraduate Psychology or Educational Psychology course in each of cognitive psychology/learning theory, social psychology, biological bases of behavior, and (d) psychology of the individual (e.g., abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, personality theory).
Documents
  • A curriculum vitae
  • A concise rationale for the application (500 words or less)
  • A completed Pre-Admissions Checklist
Reference letters Two academic references, one of which must be from the undergraduate honours supervisor (if an honours degree was completed). 

2 Years
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