Suggested Areas of Concentration (From 2025/26 intake and onwards)

If student wish to pursue a career in relation to School Counselling or undertake postgraduate training in Educational Psychology, they may take the following departental electives in addition to the compulsory requirements.

Departmental Electives
COUN 371  Collaboration with Clinic, School, Home and Community for SEN Support
COUN 372 Psychological Intervention for Students with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Development Needs (BESDN)
COUN 373 Psychological Intervention for Students with Cognition and Learning Needs (CLN)
COUN 374 Psychological Intervention for Students with Sensory, Communication and Physical Needs (SCPN)
COUN 375 Supporting Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Needs

If students wish of pursue a career in relation to gerontological counselling, they may take the following departmental elevtives in addition to the compulsory requirements.

Departmental Electives
COUN 390  Gerontological Counselling
COUN 440  Family Therapy
COUN 460     Loss, Grief and Bereavement
PSY 216  Psychology of Aging
PSY 303  Health Psychology

If students wish to pursue a career in relation to mental health counselling, they may take the following departmental in addition to the complusory requirements.

Suggested Departmental Electives  
    To be offered in
PSY 304 Psychological Assessment Year 3
COUN 303 Contextual Influences on Mental Health Service Delivery Year 2/Year 3
COUN 480     Low-Intensity Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Year 4
COUN 481  Building Resilience and Well-Being: Community-Based Prevention Programmes Year 4
COUN 482 Low-Intensity CBT Intervention and Telemental Health Year 4