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Career Guidance and Counselling – (Grad.Dip.)
University of Limerick
Faculty of Education and Health Sciences| Application Deadline: | this programme will not run for the 2010/11 academic year | ||
| Location: | Limerick / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Limerick
NOTE: this programme will not run for the 2010/11 academic year
The design of the course and the syllabus content was strongly influenced by the guidelines which were issued by the Institute of Guidance Counsellors. The course reflects these requirements and the importance of the counselling dimension of guidance counselling is accorded primacy within the course.
This is a part-time programme which is run over a period of two academic years. The programme consists of nine taught modules, a project and a school placement. The average contact time per week for each of the first three semesters will be six hours. Part of the contact is delivered through two intensive weekend group sessions, which will take place in semesters 1 and 3. During the final semester, contact time will be reduced to an average of three hours per week to take account of the demands of completing the project.
Objectives
To qualify practicing teachers as Guidance Counsellors. The qualification is recognised by the Department of Education for the purpose of appointment as Guidance Counsellor.
Careers
Recognised by the Department of Education for the purpose of appointment as Guidance Counsellor in Second Level Schools.
Contents
YEAR 1
Semester 1
Counselling Theory and Practice (1), The Psychology of Human Development
Semester 2
Theory and Skills of Experiential Group Processes, Theory of Career Development and Behaviour
Summer
Research Methods and Information Technology, Theory and Practice of Psychological Assessment
YEAR 2
Semester 3
Counselling Theory and Practice (2), Educational Issues and Professional Practice in Guidance Counselling, SCHOOL PLACEMENT.
Semester 3
The Psychology of Work and Working Life, Project, INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT.
Summer
Project, Guidance in Adult and Continuing Education
IELTS
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Take testRequirements
Candidates shall be required to possess either of the following:
* A degree in Education from a concurrent undergraduate programme.
* An appropriate Bachelor's Degree and Higher Diploma in Education.
* An approved equivalent professional teaching qualification.
* Graduates with an appropriate level of experience and a particular interest in this area.
* Applicants may be required to attend for interview as part of the selection process.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
As all international students are required to possess sufficient language skills to attend lectures and sit examinations at the University of Limerick, students should be competent to communicate through the medium of English prior to their arrival. Students must have a minimum score of 550 (paper based) or 213(computer based) 80 (internet based) in TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score in the range of 6.5-7 and not less than 6.0 in any one component.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
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