Master of Science in Counselling (M.Sc. C)

Course

This an intensive two year post graduate degree programme aimed at providing core counselling skills and theory to deal with a wide range of psychological and developmental issues. This course is designed to provide students with a sound foundation for the practice of counselling with multifaceted focus on psychological, mental health and human development principles. It trains the students to be ethical, effective, skilled and culturally sensitive professionals, able to function in a variety of settings with diverse client populations.

Objectives

1.    To enable students to gain knowledge of basic psychological processes and dysfunctional behaviors.
2.    To facilitate students to acquire an in-depth understanding of the different theories, techniques and skills which are unique to the counselling profession.
3.    To acquaint the students to the pre-training assessment skills to gain awareness about the growth of self and client.
4.    To introduce the need and application of counselling techniques in the family, educational and organizational settings.
5.    To promote research culture among students by facilitating participation in research and related activities.
6.    To teach students to administer and interpret psychological testing - Intelligence, Personality, Aptitude, Interest and other Psychological Variable.
7.    To present the core topics of positive psychology, to deal with life challenges and promote holistic well-being

M.Sc. Counselling - Syllabus

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