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Counselling & Psychology

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons.) in Counselling and Psychology

The degree requirements for the four-year Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons.) in
Counselling and Psychology programme are listed below:

2020/21 Cohort
2021/22 Cohort 2023/24 Cohort
Requirements 2022/23 Cohort

Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4
Language Requirements 14 6 - - 14 6 - -
Departmental Core Requirements 12 18 21 11 12 18 18 14

Departmental Electives - 3 3 - 3 3
15 15
Free Electives 6 - 3 6 - 3
General Education* 3 6 3 - 3 6 3 -
Total minimum number of required credits 35 33 30 26 35 33 27 29
Minimum required credits for graduation 124 124

* Students admitted into Year 1 shall complete a total of 12 credits of GE courses consisting of 3 credits
in each of the four main areas in order to fulfil graduation requirements.

Suggested Areas of Concentration
The required courses in all four years of the proposed programme ensure that graduates
obtain a thorough grounding in the core aspects of Counselling and Psychology. The range of
electives, however, does allow the students to develop certain degrees of expertise in their
chosen area(s) of interest. Students opting for a particular Concentration will be given priority
to complete internships in the chosen field. On the basis of the core and elective courses
offered, three areas of concentration are suggested below.
Concentration Departmental or Other Electives
School and SEN • COUN 320 School Counselling
Counselling • COUN 350 Child Counselling or
COUN 360 Adolescent Counselling
• COUN 370 Counselling Students with Special Educational Needs
• COUN 450 Career and Employment Counselling
• PSY 307 Educational Psychology
Gerontological Counselling • COUN 390 Gerontological Counselling
• COUN 440 Family Therapy
• COUN 460 Loss, Grief and Bereavement
• PSY 216 Psychology of Ageing
• PSY 303 Health Psychology
Mental Health Counselling • COUN 350 Child Counselling or
COUN 360 Adolescent Counselling or
COUN 390 Gerontological Counselling

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