Students may obtain the MSocSc degree either by completing
• Path A – full-time mode in one year with taking Project; or
• Path B – part-time mode in two years with taking either Project or Counselling Practicum
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1. Core Courses (24 credit units) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
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| SS5800 | Counselling Theories and Practice | 3 | English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua (Remark 1) | | SS5801 | Counselling in Society and Across Culture | 3 | | | SS5802 | Group Counselling and Therapy | 3 | English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua (Remark 1) | | SS5803 | Psychopathology | 3 | | | SS5822 | Family-based Service and Family Practice | 3 | English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua (Remark 1) | | SS5841 | Counselling Skills Laboratory and Ethics | 3 | English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua (Remark 1) | | SS6805 | Project | 6 | Remarks: 3, 4 & 6 | | SS6806 | Counselling Practicum | 6 | - The on-campus medium of instruction for teaching is English, or other language as specified by the workplace (Remark 2)
- Remarks: 3, 5 & 6
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2. Electives (6 credit units) |
General Electives |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
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| SS5208 | Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions | 3 | English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua (Remark 1) | | SS5215 | Diversity and the Helping Professions | 3 | English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua (Remark 1) | | SS5216 | Contemporary Intervention Approaches | 3 | English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua (Remark 1) | | SS5430 | Case Management and Practice | 3 | | | SS5752 | Life Span Development | 3 | | | SS5757 | Personality Theories and Assessment | 3 | | | SS5805 | Narrative-based Therapeutic Conversations: Theory and Practice | 3 | English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua (Remark 1) | | SS5839 | Neurodiversity, Students with Special Educational and Emotional Needs | 3 | English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua (Remark 1) |
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Research Methods |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
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| SS5302 | Research Methods in Social Sciences | 3 | |
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Specialized Electives |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
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| SS5110 | Assessment and Interventions in Mental Health Counselling | 3 | English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua (Remark 1) | | SS5316 | Aggressive Behaviour and Homicide | 3 | | | SS5814 | Vocational Counselling and Assessment | 3 | | | SS5821 | Counselling Children and Youth | 3 | English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua (Remark 1) | | SS5832 | Counselling Older Adults | 3 | English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua (Remark 1) |
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Remark
- English, supplemented by Cantonese/ Putonghua in live demonstration, skills rehearsal, and role-play exercises as situation requires.
- The on-campus medium of instruction for teaching is English, while Cantonese or Putonghua will be used in the workplace assigned, depending the requirement of the agency/practicum.
- Full-time mode students have to take SS6805 in Semester B and Summer Term at their first year of study while part-time mode students may opt for SS6805 or SS6806 in Semester A and Semester B of their second year of study.
- Part Time Students opting for SS6805 Project should have taken at least 12 credits prior to taking the course and currently enrolling in SS5302 as a co-requisite for Semester A and Semester B mode. Full Time Students opting for SS6805B Project should have taken at least 12 credits prior to taking the course including SS5302 as a Pre-requisite for the Semester B and Summer Term mode.
- Students should have taken at least 18 credits including SS5800, SS5802 and SS5841, prior to undertaking SS6806.
- One Semester Mode Project or Counselling Practicum is only offered to students under special consideration with prior application from students and approval from the Course Leader and the Programme Leader.
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