Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
(COUNSELLING)
Course Code 791
Course Code 691
The Master of Social Science (Counselling) is designed for those
professionals who utilise individual, couples-family and/or
groupwork counselling 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.
Some units are available at the Mt Lawley 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 - Oncampus.
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
or
Couples and Family Therapy: Theories and
Interventions
15
COU6426 Short Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 15
COU6322 Group Dynamics: Theory and Skills 15
COU6410 Research and Evaluation Methods in Counselling 15
COU6424 Field Placement 1 15
COU6425 Field Placement 2 15
Stage 2(Coursework and Research Project mode)
COU6423 Clinical Practice 2 15
COU6402
or
Couples and Family Therapy: Theories and
Interventions
15
COU6426 Short Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 15
COU6229 Counselling Research Project Report 15
COU6410 Research and Evaluation Methods in
Counselling
15
COU6427 Counselling Research: Project Preparation 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 - Oncampus,
and Off-campus.
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
Development
20
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.
178 ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2008