Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

COURSE STRUCTURE
The course is divided into two stages, Stage 1 is compulsory
with Stage 2 being available in coursework or coursework plus
research project mode. The Master of Social Science
(Counselling and Psychotherapy) consists of 180 credit points.
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.
The Master of Social Science (Counselling and Psychotherapy) is
also offered in Singapore in collaboration with the Academy of
Human Development.
Enrolment in individual units is restricted to students formally
admitted to the counselling programme.
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
Select 15 credit points from following:
COU5303 Couples and Family Therapy 15
COU5326 Perspectives in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 15
Choose either Coursework mode or Coursework and Research
Project mode for Stage 2
Stage 2 (Coursework mode)
COU6322 Group Dynamics: Theory and Skills 15
COU6410 Research and Evaluation Methods in
15
Counselling
COU6423 Clinical Practice 2 15
COU6424 Field Placement 1 15
COU6425 Field Placement 2 15
Select 15 credit points from following:
COU6402 Couples and Family Therapy: Theories and 15
Interventions
COU6426 Short Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 15
Stage 2 (Coursework and Research Project mode)
COU6410 Research and Evaluation Methods in
15
Counselling
COU6423 Clinical Practice 2 15
COU6427 Counselling Research: Project Preparation 15
COU6228 Counselling Research Project 20
COU6229 Counselling Research Project Report 15
Select 15 credit points from following:
COU6402 Couples and Family Therapy: Theories and 15
Interventions
COU6426 Short Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 15
MASTER OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Course Code N17
Course Code H23
INTRODUCTION
The Master of Training and Development is intended to be a
professional degree with appeal to workplace practitioners in the
field of Training and Development. Graduates will be positioned
to take a leading role in human resource development within
public and private enterprises.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Graduate Diploma of Education (Training and Development) or
equivalent.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery -
Campus-Based, Online, Online Sup, and Print-Based.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The Master of Training and Development degree consists of a
structured course of content and project units. It comprises four
coursework units and a project equivalent to two units.
RES5101 Research Preparation: Methods of Research 20
TDE5101 Principles of Adult Learning 20
TDE5102 Advanced Strategies in Training and
20
Development
TDE5106 Human Resource Performance Improvement 20
TDE5104 Project Preparation 20
TDE5105 Project Development 20
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Course Code 593
Doctoral programs are presently offered in descriptive linguistics,
sociolinguistics, psycho-linguistics, semantics and stylistics
within the context of interpreting-translating and educational
studies. Advanced research may be carried out in language
variation, cross-cultural communication, discourse analysis and
pragmatics.
It is also possible for students, by arrangement with the School of
Education, to carry out studies with an orientation towards
TESOL and the teaching of languages other than English.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should be qualified at Master level or be holders of a
good Honours degree in a relevant subject area.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Studies will be undertaken by research and thesis presentation
over a period of three years full-time (or the equivalent parttime).
Candidates should be available for consultations with the
supervisory team appointed. By special permission, some parts of
the writing may be done off-campus.
Each semester students (re) enrol in the research unit LST7200.
Students may enrol on a full time or part time basis. This must be
negotiated and agreed with their supervisor.
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