Programme Description
This programme offers specialised training in guidance and counselling for professionals in education and social service arenas. Courses are structured systematically to help participants to acquire a broad range of theories and skills and to apply them in diverse settings and populations. The programme’s training orientation emphasises the integration of theory and practice and personal / professional growth and development. Students can focus on one of the following streams.
Specialised Streams and Focus
- Counselling – Application of individual and group counselling practices in diverse human service systems
- Comprehensive guidance – Design and implementation of systematic guidance and counselling programmes in schools
- Special needs – Understanding of and help for students / other individuals with specific behavioural and emotional needs
Practicum
Individualised practicum experience is a core feature of this programme. All students are required to obtain counselling practicum experience at the Professional Educational Psychology and Counselling Service located in the Faculty of Education.
Who Should Apply?
Applicants should be counselling teachers, special-needs coordinators in schools, social workers, frontline teachers, practising / aspiring counsellors, or other educational and helping professionals who want to develop the requisite knowledge and skills to work with individuals with diverse needs.
Applicants should hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Education or an equivalent educational qualification and / or have relevant professional experience deemed acceptable (e.g. counselling-related experience).
Study Scheme
Students are required to complete a total of 24 units according to the requirement of specialization concerned for graduation.
| (i) |
Required Courses
SGCL6101, 6103 |
6 units |
| (ii) |
Specialization Courses
SGCL6102, 6104-6105, 6201-6202, 6410 |
12 units |
| (iii) |
Elective Courses
2 courses from: SGCL6203, 6301, 6403, 6405-6409, 6501 |
3 units |
| (iv) |
Methods of Educational Research
2 courses from: PEDU6003-6004, 6401*, 6402*, 6403-6406 (There are pre-requisites for PEDU6404 & 6405.) (*Recommended if student has not taken any postgraduate level research course) |
3 units |
| (i) |
Required Courses
SGCL6101, 6103 |
6 units |
| (ii) |
Specialization Courses
Applicable to students admitted in 2025-26 and thereafter (Subject to University’s approval) SGCL6102, 6104, 6202, 6301, 6501, 6506 Applicable to students admitted in 2024-25 and before SGCL6102, 6104-6105, 6202, 6301, 6501 |
12 units |
| (iii) |
Elective Courses
Applicable to students admitted in 2025-26 and thereafter (Subject to University’s approval) 2 courses from: SGCL6105, 6302, 6403, 6405-6410 Applicable to students admitted in 2024-25 and before 2 courses from: SGCL6302, 6403, 6405-6410 |
3 units |
| (iv) |
Methods of Educational Research
2 courses from: PEDU6003-6004, 6401*, 6402*, 6403-6406 (There are pre-requisites for PEDU6404 & 6405.) (*Recommended if student has not taken any postgraduate level research course) |
3 units |
| (i) |
Required Courses
SGCL6101, 6103 |
6 units |
| (ii) |
Specialization Courses
SGCL6202, 6408, 6501, 6504-6506, 6508 |
12 units |
| (iii) |
Elective Courses
2 courses from: SGCL6105, 6301, 6403, 6405-6407, 6409-6410, 6502 |
3 units |
| (iv) |
Methods of Educational Research
2 courses from: PEDU6003-6004, 6401*, 6402*, 6403-6406 (There are pre-requisites for PEDU6404 & 6405.) (*Recommended if student has not taken any postgraduate level research course) |
3 units |
(a) A student must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in order to fulfill the graduation requirement.
(b) Students must fulfill the Term Assessment Requirement of the Graduate School. A student who obtains a cumulative grade point average (GPA) below 2.0 in the preceding term will be put on academic probation. For details, please refer to Clause 13.0 “Unsatisfactory Performance and Discontinuation of Studies” of the General Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies which can be accessed from the Graduate School Homepage: http://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/.
Note: Core courses will be mainly taught in Cantonese supplemented with English, while elective courses may be taught in Cantonese or English or Putonghua.