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2010-2011 Calendar | Education |

Counselling and Human Development Post Baccalaureate Diploma Program

Faculty of Education
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Calendar 2010-2011

This program offers individuals, who are employed or seeking employment in a human services or health care profession, a focused introduction to the core knowledge bases involved in counselling. Course work is designed to enhance the effectiveness of students in their current job or better prepare them for a future career in a helping profession.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the following requirements, students must also meet the Post Baccalaureate Diploma (General) program’s requirements as listed in the “Program Requirements�. Applications will be reviewed by cognate faculty, the graduate faculty associate, or their designates. Typically, candidates will have the following prerequisites prior to admission to this program.

  • a bachelor’s degree with at least an introductory psychology course, a course in human development, and one more upper division psychology or sociology course
  • a minimum 50 hours of relevant voluntary or paid experience
  • a written statement of career interest
  • an admission grade point average of 2.5 or equivalent

Program Requirements

Students complete all of

  • EDUC 323-3 Introduction to Counselling Theories
  • EDUC 324-3 Foundations of Multicultural Counselling
  • EDUC 328-3 Theories of Career Development and Education
  • EDUC 423-4 Helping Relationships
  • EDUC 437-4 Ethical Issues in Education

and a minimum of 13 units chosen from

  • EDUC 326-3 Classroom Management and Discipline
  • EDUC 327-3 Self, Psychology and Education
  • EDUC 322-3 The Social Lives of School Children
  • EDUC 370-4 International and Intercultural Education
  • EDUC 464-4 Early Childhood Education
  • GERO 302-3 Health Promotion and Aging

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