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Year 2
Semester 1
AY514 Development and Adaptation
AY515 Psychological Assessment
Semester 2
AY516 Counselling Applications
AY517 Supervised Practicum lnternship A
Year 3
Semester 1
AY610 Professional, Ethical and Legal Issues
AY517 Supervised Practicum lnternship A
Semester 2
AY611 Counselling Psychology B: Psychology of the
Family, Educational Counselling
AY612 Supervised Practicum lnternship B
Year 4
Semester 1
AY613 Counselling Rychology A: Psychology of Work.
Health Psychology
AY612 Supervised Practicum lnternship B
Semester 2
AY614 Aspects of Professional Practice
AY615 Research Project and Report
Three of the coursework subjects comprise advanced study
in areas central to the practice of counselling psychology;
Development and Adaptation
Rychology of Work and Health Psychology
Psychology of Marriage and the Family, Educational
Counsellinq.
Five of the coursework subjects comprise professional skill
development training:
Human Services Research and Evaluation
Psychological Assessment
Counselling Theory and Skills
Counselling Applications
Group Counselling Skills
There is a coursework unit examining Professional and
Ethical Issues in Counselling Psychology Practice.
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Master of Arts in Japanese
The course incorporates advanced language coursework and
research components. The research topic can pertain to any
Japan related area prwided that a suitably qualified
supervisor is available. It is offered as a full-time or a parttime
program.
Entrance requirements
(a) Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Japanese with
credit or above results in the third year Japanese
language subjects and overall high performance level in
other disciplines.
(b) Honours (Japanese) with H2A or higher results.
(c) Graduate Diploma in Japanese with credit or above
results in all subjects.
Course structure
Bachelor of Arts graduates
Part I:
(a) Six hours per week of advanced languages coursework
over two semesters (four semester subjects of the
Graduate Diploma in Japanese program).
Alternatively a corresponding period of language study
might be undertaken at an approved tertiary institution
in Japan.
(b) The 'Philosophy of Inquiry' component of the honours
cultural studies seminar.
(c) Thesis: 15,000-20,000 words.
The above program is the same as the Japanese honours
year program.
Part II:
(a) Six hours per week of advanced language coursework
over two semesters. (The remaining four subjects of the
Graduate Diploma in Japanese.)
(b) Minimum of one linguistics subject relevant to the topic
of the thesis to be taken on a complementary study
basis at another tertiary institution. (For students
undertaking research in linguistic aspects of the
language.)
(c) Minor thesis to be written in English with a substantial
summary in Japanese.
Thesis length: 15,000-20,000 words.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (Japanese) graduates
(a) Six hours per week advanced language study over two
semesters. Four semester subjects (not taken in the
honours year) of the existing Graduate Diploma in
Japanese.
Alternatively a corresponding period of language study
might be undertaken at an approved tertiary institution
in Japan.
(b) Minimum of one linguistics subject relevant to the topic
of the thesis to be taken on a complementary study
basis at another tertiary institution. (For students
undertaking research in linguistic aspects of the
language.)
(c) Minor thesis to be written in English with a substantial
summary in Japanese.
Thesis length: 15,000-20,000 words.
Graduate Diploma in Japanese graduates
(a) At least one linguistics subject relevant to the thesis to
be taken on a complementary study basis at another
tertiary institution. (For students undertaking research in
linguistic aspects of the language.)
(b) The 'Philosophy of Inquiry' component of the honours
cultural studies seminar. (Only students with no previous
background in research methodology.)
(c) Further language study to an extent agreed by the
supervisor and the Faculty.
(d) Minor thesis to be written in English with a substantial
summary in Japanese.
Thesis length: 15,000-20,000 words.
Students undertaking the program on a part-time basis may
choose to complete the language component (where
applicable) prior to commencing research or, alternatively,
enrol in one langauge subject and one research component
per semester.
Duration of the course
Full-time:
Bachelor of Arts entry - two years.
HonourslGraduate Diploma in Japanese entry - one year.
Part-time:
Bachelor of Arts entry - no longer than five years.
HonoursIGraduate Diploma in Japanese entry - no longer
than three years.
Assessment
Assessment is continuous and is based on satisfactory
completion of both the language coursework and research
components.
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