***School Counselling MEd and MA programs are currently on hold while the faculty develops new programs to address shortages in school counsellors.
The School Counselling area of focus is offered for both elementary and secondary school levels. Our comprehensive curriculum prepares M.A. students to develop knowledge and skills for school counselling, and child and adolescent counselling in non-school settings – with emphasis on individual and group counselling, consultation, child and adolescent development, and assessment. To be admitted to the school counselling focus, applicants must have a teaching certificate at the time of application from a Canadian province or territory.
Potential Career Opportunities
Students who complete courses in school counselling are employed by school districts as counsellors. Child and youth counsellors are employed in mental health, hospitals, community care teams, and schools.
View the standard program prerequisites and additional information.
Required Courses (48 credits) |
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| CNPS 504 (3) | School Counselling |
| CNPS 532B (3) | Assessment in Counselling |
| CNPS 564 (3) | Group Counselling |
| CNPS 574 (3) | Career Planning and Decision Making |
| CNPS 578C (6) | Individual and Family Counselling Theories and Interventions |
| CNPS 579 (3) | Research in Counselling |
| CNPS 584 (3) | Program Planning & Development |
| CNPS 586 (3) | Ethics in Counselling Psychology |
| CNPS 588 (6) | Supervised Training in Counselling |
| CNPS 598 (6) | Field Experiences |
| EPSE 528 (3) | Basic Principles of Measurement |
Research Elective (choose one, 3-credit course) |
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| EDUC 500 (3) | Review of Research in Educational Methods |
| EPSE 481 (3) | Introduction to Research in Education |
Elective (choose one, 3-credit course) |
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| CNPS 514 (3) | Counselling Adolescents |
| CNPS 534 (3) | Gender and Sex Role Counselling |
| CNPS 545 (3) | Family Counselling II |
| CNPS 594 (3) | Cross-Cultural Counselling |
Thesis Requirement (6 credits) |
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| CNPS 599 (6) | Master’s Thesis |
Total Credits listed in M.A. program is 54 CreditsThe M.A. program has variable credit requirement (from 36 – 54 credits) The UBC CNPS program is moving toward a primarily daytime class delivery model. As part of this transition, classes will increasingly be scheduled during daytime hours, with efforts made to cluster courses on as few days per week as possible. This change will impact classes beginning September 2027. |
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Contact the Program Area Support for application or course registration information.