Community and Agency Counselling area of focus prepares M.Ed. students for counselling individuals, couples, and families. Effective and developmental needs of individual and families are studied in content and practicum courses. Skills are developed through group and individual counselling instruction.
Potential Career Opportunities
Students graduating from this specialty area are employed as counsellors in a range of governmental, industrial, and agency settings.
View the standard program prerequisites and additional information.
Required Courses (42 credits) |
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| CNPS 514 (3) OR CNPS 524 (3) |
Counselling Adolescents Counselling Adults |
| CNPS 532C (3) | Psychological 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 584 (3) | Program Development and Professional Practice in Counselling |
| 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 Courses (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 |
Electives (choose two, 3-credit courses) |
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| CNPS 534 (3) | Gender and Sex Role Counselling |
| CNPS 545 (3) | Family Counselling II |
| CNPS 594 (3) | Cross-Cultural Counselling |
Total Credits listed in M.Ed. program is 48 CreditsThe M.Ed. program has variable credit requirement (from 36 – 48 credits) |
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Contact the Program Area Assistant for application or course registration information.