Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

COURSE STRUCTURE
Students enrol (re-enrol) in CSV6200 each semester at 50 or
100% until the thesis is submitted for examination.
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
CSV6200 Masters Thesis 0
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
CSV6200 Masters Thesis 0
MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
(COUNSELLING)
Course Code 791
Course Code 691
The Master of Social Science (Counselling) is designed for those
professionals who utilise counselling and groupwork roles in their
work as health professionals, social workers, personnel officers,
pastors, human service workers, psychologists or counsellors.
The course provides advanced training in counselling skills and
theory, and prepares graduates for professional practice as
counsellors in the settings in which they work. It also prepares
graduates to refer appropriately, and to work cooperatively with
other professionals who use the counselling role, such as
psychologists and psychiatrists.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A three-year degree from a recognised university, normally in one
of the helping professions, such as social work, psychology,
medicine, occupational therapy, nursing, theology, human
services. In addition, applicants must have had a minimum of two
years’ work experience in a human service profession. Admission
to the course is competitive, and requires a written application and
an interview for those who are short-listed. Preference will be
given to applicants with experience in a formal counselling role.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
It is also offered in Singapore in collaboration with the Academy
of Human Development.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course is divided into two stages, with the second stage being
available in coursework or coursework plus research project
mode.. Students have an option to exit after completion of Stage
1 with a Post Graduate Diploma of Social Science (Counselling).
Suitably qualified and experienced students may replace one of
the coursework units and the two fieldwork placement units with a
research project related to an aspect of clinical practice.
Enrolment in individual units is restricted to students formally
admitted to the counselling stream program.
Stage 1
COU5102 Developmental and Social Issues in Counselling 15
COU5110 Advanced Counselling Skills 15
COU5120 Theories of Counselling 15
COU5210 Personal Issues in Counselling 15
COU5321 Clinical Practice 1 15
COU5303 Couples and Family Therapy 15
or
COU5326 Perspectives in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 15
Stage 2(Coursework mode)
COU6423 Clinical Practice 2 15
COU6402 Couples and Family Therapy: Theories and 15
Interventions
or
COU6426 Short Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 15
COU6322 Group Dynamics: Theory and Skills 15
COU6410 Research and Evaluation Methods in
15
Counselling
COU6424 Field Placement 1 15
COU6425 Field Placement 2 15
Stage 2(Coursework and Research Project mode)
COU6423 Clinical Practice 2 15
COU6402 Couples and Family Therapy: Theories and 15
Interventions
or
COU6426 Short Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 15
COU6229 Counselling Research Project Report 15
COU6410 Research and Evaluation Methods in
15
Counselling
COU6427 Counselling Research: Project Preparation 15
MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (COUNSELLING
AND PSYCHOTHERAPY)
Course Code Q92
Course Code H69
The Master of Social Science (Counselling and Psychotherapy)
involves part-time study over a period of three years and includes
theoretical study, experiential-based skill development, and a
fieldwork placement. Suitably qualified and experienced students
may opt to replace the fieldwork placement with a research
project. The elective streams within the course are Couples and
Family Therapy and Short-term Psychotherapy. Students who
hold an undergraduate degree in Psychology and wish to
undertake studies in cognitive psychotherapy should refer to the
Master of Psychology course.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to this course requires a three-year degree from a
recognised university, normally in one of the helping professions,
such as social work, psychology, medicine, occupational therapy,
nursing, theology, human services. In addition, applicants must
have had a minimum of two years’ work experience in a human
service profession. Admission to the course is competitive, and
requires a written application and an interview for those who are
short-listed. Preference will be given to applicants with
experience in a formal counselling role.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
It is also offered in Singapore in collaboration with the Academy
of Human Development.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
172 ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2007