Career Guidance and Development – (M.Sc.)

As a Career Guidance professional, you'll be working with young people, adults, parents, teachers, employers and training providers. This course equips you with the knowledge you need to successfully advise clients on finding their way through the confusing maze of employment pathways.

Running successfully since 1974, with an excellent employment rate for graduates, the course combines academic study with practical professional training, including seven weeks of work placement.

Skills

With its focus on one-to-one interaction, the role of Careers Advisor requires specialist interpersonal skills. In this course, you'll acquire effective interviewing techniques and well developed communication skills. You'll learn and put into practice the latest counselling techniques, while developing the necessary research and teamwork skills to carry you into a successful career.

Career Prospects

As Edinburgh's top university for Graduate Employability (HESA 2010) and one of the top in the UK for Graduate Prospects (The Independent and The Times University Guides for 2009), we can offer you a valuable head-start in your chosen career.
Career and unemployment advisory roles exist throughout a number of sectors. Areas or organisations you may consider include:

* Careers Scotland
* University Careers Services
* voluntary sector
* training organisations.