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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2023-24

any accredited university.

The Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology programme is a professional
degree that qualifies graduates for registration with professional associations. The programme
is designed to create a distinct professional identity for Counselling Psychologists, and to
contribute towards meeting psychological needs within the community. The programme adopts
a scientist-practitioner approach, and is organized into the dimensions of knowledge, research
and practice of counselling psychology.

The Master of Social Sciences in Psychology programme sets out to provide an education
for students who are holders of Bachelor’s degrees with Honours in fields other than
psychology and who intend to pursue further education in the field of psychology in Hong Kong
or overseas. The Programme is equally suitable for graduate members of the workforce who
are interested in upgrading their abilities and credentials for the purpose of enhancing job
performance. Employee performance in a wide variety of industries such as law enforcement,
human resource management, education, non-governmental organizations, advertising and
business administration can be enhanced by acquiring a core understanding of psychology.
The programme has been designed to feature equal emphasis on lectures and tutorial. The
role of the instructor is to facilitate student learning in an outcome-based environment. Mature
students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree would benefit in a student-centred
teaching culture composing of lab-oriented and seminar-based teaching and learning activities.

The Master of Social Sciences in Play Therapy programme (MSScPT) aims at training
qualified play therapists with professional ethics and skills to work with children in the local
community for their wellbeing. This programme is carried out in both part-time and full-time
mode. It is structured to enhance students’ comprehensive play therapy knowledge and skills
for children, their abilities to work with parents and different parties to promote children’s
wellbeing, their confidence to conduct evidence-based practice and play related research with
strong cultural sensitivity.

The Doctor of Psychology in Counselling Psychology programme (PsyD-CoP) is the first
doctoral degree in Counselling Psychology in Asia. The programme intends to produce future
leading counselling psychologists who possess the necessary core competencies of
Counselling Psychology, as benchmarked with professional standards of related local and
overseas professional bodies. The PsyD-CoP programme adopts a scientist-practitioner
training model in three dimensions: knowledge, research, and practice. Students are provided
with ample professional opportunities to integrate theory and practice of counselling
psychology. The small teacher-student ratio and supervision-based approach promote a
collaborative learning atmosphere for students to engage in intellectual and scholarly dialogues
with instructors. Students work closely with course instructors, thesis supervisors, and clinical
supervisors to meet their learning needs and to enhance their professional training experience
in the programme.

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