Master of Education - Counselling

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What will I learn?

The Counselling specialization is designed to prepare counsellors to provide professional services and leadership in counselling and psycho-educational programs offered in schools, post-secondary institutions, social service agencies, and community health organizations. Students have the opportunity to choose the type(s) of counselling they wish to focus upon, and to complete periods of supervised clinical practice in practicum settings that are relevant to their interests, based on availability. The specialization includes an integrated core of required courses, elective courses, and a thesis, project or comprehensive examination. Counselling students are required to complete eight required courses, three elective courses, and a comprehensive examination. Application can be made to the Department of Psychology to enter a thesis or project route after completion of at least 12 credit hours of coursework. If approved, the thesis route would consist of eight required courses, one elective, and the thesis, while a project route would consist of eight required courses, two electives, and a project.

The thesis route emphasizes academic study, research, and the successful completion of a thesis. This program route is designed to develop each student's ability to evaluate theory and practice, and conduct research that contributes to the counselling discipline. The thesis route requires the successful completion of a minimum of 40 credit hours of graduate coursework and includes 9 credit hours of supervised research culminating in the completion of a thesis and the successful defence of it in an oral examination.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Human and Health Sciences

Study options

Full Time (Thesis: 40 credit hours of coursework and includes 9 credit hours of supervised research; Project: 40 credit hours of coursework and includes 6 credit hours of supervised applied research)

Tuition fees
CAD$10,443.42 (6,41,330) per year
CAN $3,481.14 Per Semester

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2024

Venue

University of Northern British Columbia

Prince George Campus,

3333 University Way,

PRINCE GEORGE,

British Columbia (BC),

V2N 4Z9, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

Entry requirements may vary from country to country, Applicants must have an four-year (120 credit hours) Baccalaureate degree (or equivalent) from a recognized institution.

English language requirement:

  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 90 or higher in the internet-based test, with not less than 20 in any of the Reading, Listening, Writing or Speaking components; or equivalent other TOEFL score.
  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic score of at least 6.5 overall, with not less than 6.0 in any of the four modules.
  • CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment) or the CAEL CE : overall 70, with no subtest below 60.
  • MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery): 85 final score, with 3 in the speaking test.
  • PTE (Pearson Test of English - Academic): 65 overall score, with a score of not less than 60 in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Deadline: September intake: December 15

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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