Search
Did you study here?
Write a short review & help students like you! Over 1,500 students already shared their experience.
Guidance and Counselling – (M.Sc.)
Dublin City University
Faculty of Humanities & Social SciencesTherefore, information might be incorrect, incomplete or outdated. We apologise for your inconvenience..
If you are a student, you can request further information from the programme contact person(s) listed below..
If you are an employee of Dublin City University, please contact us to administrate this information.
| Application Deadline: | April 2 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,500 ≈ € 9,000 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Dublin / Ireland | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
| Educational Form: |
| ||
| Education Variants: |
| ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Dublin City University
This programme is recognised by the Department of Education and Skills (DES) as a qualification to work as a permanent guidance counsellor in a second level school.
Please note the DES also require employees to hold:
* A primary degree with subjects recognised for teaching in second level schools (please check
* A recognised teaching qualification.
The practice of guidance and counselling is focused on three key areas:
* Personal/Social
* Educational
* Career/Vocational
This professional programme will suit those already working indirectly in these three areas, without a recognised qualification and those seeking to establish a career who therefore need to undergo initial education and training.
Students come from a diverse range of backgrounds, including second level teaching, adult education and HR. Students are selected on the basis of:
* Academic achievement or accredited prior learning.
* Professional experience (equivalent of three years' full or part time experience in a field broadly related to guidance is desirable).
* Capacity to demonstrate at interview a vision and understanding of the role of the guidance counsellor, potential as a guidance counsellor to work with clients in response to their personal, educational and career needs and a willingness to commit to the demands of the programme.
Aims and Objectives:
* The overall aim of this programme is to provide students with a standard of excellence in the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary for practice in the field of personal, education and career guidance and counselling.
* You will be educated and trained to develop a systematic and coherent framework for practice within your organisation.
* Through strong reflective practice, you are encouraged and supported to develop responsibility for personal and professional development, and learn how to identify and mobilise resources across a network of external agencies and the wider community.
Contents
This two year, part-time programme has lectures on Wednesdays and Thursdays (5pm to 8pm), with additional lectures on five Saturdays in Semesters 1 and 2. Please note lectures continue during second level school mid-term breaks.
In Year 1, there are five taught modules across both semesters, attracting a total of 30 credits. In Year 2, three taught modules attract a further 20 credits.
Students undertake a supervised placement practice module (10 credits) of at least 100 hours, between Year 1 and Year 2. Students are responsible for finding their own placement and may complete the 100 hours in a maximum of two different settings.
To be eligible for the Masters award, students are required to submit a research dissertation. This attracts a total of 30 credits and is submitted at the end of Year 2.
As a professional requirement of the programme all students will be required to complete the module, Psychometrics - Theory and Practice Level A (certified by the British Psychological Society), timetabled over five Saturdays at the end of year one. Psychometrics Theory and Practice Level B - Personality Assessment - is offered as an optional module at the end of Year 2 of the programme. Both of these modules incur a separate cost from the overall programme fee. Students already holding these qualifications will be granted an exemption upon evidence of completion.
All students are required to undergo 10 sessions of personal counselling during the programme with an accredited and certified counsellor or therapist, at their own cost.
There are no formal examinations on this programme. Assessment for all modules is on a continuous basis.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Entry Requirements:
* Applicants will normally be required to hold, as a minimum, a primary degree with second-class honours, grade two OR equivalent professional qualification with relevant experience.
* Applicants who do not hold a primary honours degree as outlined above may be considered for admission if they are able to present, at interview, evidence of professional experience and responsibility in a relevant area of work.
* All applicants who are deemed to meet the minimum academic qualifications will be required to attend for interview.
International Applications
International candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to those outlined above. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 237 |
Ask a Question
You can contact Mr Paul King to ask a question about Guidance and Counselling at Dublin City University.
Relevant Links
Contact
Contact Dublin City University
Using the form on this page, you can directly ask questions to the contactpersons at the university.
Fill out your contact information and message. The information you fill out in this form will be sent directly to the university. They will reply to you on the e-mail address you provide here.
Explain your academic background in the message; the more sophisticated your e-mail, the better the answer.
MastersPortal.eu cannot take any responsibility for the answering of contacts or for the content of their replies.
MastersPortal.eu - Finds the Masters for you!