Master of Arts In Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling/ Post Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling

Introduction

This programme is for those who wish to train professionally as a counsellor / psychotherapist or with a keen desire to pursue a future in the research field. The degree is directly awarded by University of Hertfordshire, UK, one of the ambitious and enterpreneurial Universities. It offers excellence in teaching, learning and research and puts students at the heart of its activities

Programme Duration:

Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling

Part time: Minimum 20 months

Master of Arts In Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling

Part time: Minimum 25 months

Method of Delivery:

Lectures, Practical sessions, Seminars and Workshops

Award Criteria:

Students have to pass in all the 4 modules for Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling and for Master of Arts In Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling all the 4 modules and the dissertation have to be completed to be awarded with the degree.

Students must satisfy the minimum attendance requirements (75% for local students and 90% for international students) for the award of Certificate of Attendance (COA) in all the modules.

Grading System:

Each module is assessed for 100%. Assessment is based on coursework. The degree classification is calculated as below:

• First class – 70% to 100%

• Upper second class – 60% to 69%

• Lower second class – 50% to 59%

• Third class – 40% to 49%

Assessment Information:

All the modules are assessed based on coursework. Assessments are conducted at the end of every module

Module Code	Module Title	Semester	Credit Value	Course Work (CW)
7FHH1001	Theory and Practice of Counselling 1	A	30	100%
7FHH1002	Theory and Practice of Counselling 2	B	30	100%
7FHH1003	Critical Approaches to Psychopathology	A	30	100%
7FHH1004	Research Methods and Professional and Ethical Issues	B	30	100%

PgD in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling Award and Exit Point

Module Code	Module Title	Semester	Credit Value	Course Work (CW)
7FHH1005	MA Dissertation	C/A	60	100%

MA in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling Award and Exit Point

Appeal Process:

Students interested in making an appeal, please read our appeal procedure. Please use our appeal form when making your appeal.

Expected date of release of Assessment result:

Award of certificate will be available to the students within 3 months of the last assessment for that assessment cycle. Appeal on Assessment results needs to be done within 2 weeks from the date of release of results for that assessment cycle after course completion

Specimen Certificate

Master of Arts In Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling

Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling

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Updated on 14 Oct 2011

 

Entry requirements

The normal entry requirements for the MA/Pg Dip Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling are:

1. Certificate of Higher Education or University Diploma in Counselling at BMC International College or hold an equivalent Counselling Certificate. The gap between certificate training and acceptance onto the MA/PgD programme will be no longer than three years.

2. In addition, applicants are expected to have substantial work or voluntary work experience in a field relevant to the central concerns of the programme.

3. Applicants must demonstrate their ability to study at a postgraduate level by possession of a degree, professional qualification or other evidence presented during the admissions process, such as the performance of intellectually demanding tasks over a period of time e.g. holding a job for which a degree is normally appropriate.

The admissions process will consist of a formal application, an autobiographical essay and individual and group interviews.

Additional Information
Due the nature of personal disclosure, students are required to sign a confidentiality agreement. Confidentiality is extended to the staff team.

Updated on 24th Sep 2011

Module Synopsis

This MA/ PgD programme provides both a professional training in Counselling and an opportunity to achieve competence in practitioner research. You will explore at theoretical, experiential and practical levels an integrated psychodynamic approach to Counselling. Particular attention will be paid to social and cultural values that underpin Counselling theories and practices. In addition, your learning experience will be enriched by a critical consideration of comparative theoretical approaches with reference to current research findings.

Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling

You complete the first four modules of this programme and also the mandatory practical and theoretical work:

• Theory and Practice of Counselling1

• Theory and Practice of Counselling2

• Critical Approaches to Psychopathology

• Research Methods, Professional and Ethical Issues.

Placement Work

Supervised client work practice as a counsellor during placement.

• By the end of Semester 4 a student is required to achieve a minimum of 120 hours one to one, weekly, formal supervised sessions of counselling practice in a placement which adheres to the SAC Ethical Framework, and approved by the course team at BMC International College. In Semester 5, a student is required to complete a minimum of a further 30 hours.

Obtaining a placement in an approved counselling agency.

It is the responsibility of the student to obtain his/her placement from a list of approved placements provided by the Placement Tutor at BMC International College. The Placement Tutor will have to be consulted to approve any placement agency not found on the Approved List of Agencies.

Personal Counselling/ Psychotherapy

For the duration of the MA/ PgD programme you are required to attend once a week, one to one, ongoing personal counselling or psychotherapy with a SAC accredited Counsellor or registered practitioner.

The course is assignment based and each module consists of two to three assignments. There will also be recorded sessions presented for grading along with classroom presentations. Students will be graded according to the below.

PROGRAMME STRCUTURE

Exit Award: MA/ PostGraduate Diploma in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling

 

MODULE DESCRIPTION

The modules consist of theoretical seminars, practice workshops, client work presentations and personal development group.

Module 1 Theory and Practice of Counselling 1

The core components are:

- Overview of Counselling Theories

- Human Growth and Development

Students will familiarise themselves with a pluralistic and critical approach to the core concepts and principles of all counselling theories, with particular reference to the notions of human nature and self-in-relation and Human Growth & Development . Their critique of theory will be informed by principles from phenomenology and social constructionism.

 

Module 2 Theory and Practice of Counselling 2

The core components are:

- Counselling Skills

- Group work

- Marital and Family Therapy

Students will develop further their critical understanding of the concepts and principles of an integrative approach to counselling with particular reference to self - in - relationship with others and to the therapeutic relationship in particular, Counselling skills, Group work, Marital and Family Therapy. Sexualities, Gender/ transgender, Cultural awareness, Sibling relationships and Group Theory will be considered.

 

Module 3 Critical Approaches to Psychopathology

The core components are:

- Helping Relationships

- Psychopathology

Students will be given first hand, practical experience of comparative approaches to the experiences of distress and disease, such as anxiety, depression, narcissism, trauma, self harm, suicide and psychosis. Students will compare their own approach to counselling with other approaches, such as the medical model, cognitive behavioural therapy and existential therapy. This will facilitate them to locate their own counselling approach within current theoretical paradigms. This will further enable them to evaluate the advantages and limitations of their own theoretical and practical approach to counselling.

 

Module 4 Research Methods and Professional and Ethical Issues

The core components are:

- Appraisal and Research

- Counselling Ethics

- Psychosynthesis

Students will familiarise themselves with the principles of research methodologies, with particular reference to practitioner research. They will consider critically current debates and controversies regarding comparative research methodologies, including both qualitative and quantitative, evidence-based approaches as applied to counselling. Particular reference will be made to notions of "evidence" and "outcome" and to the social, cultural, ethical and organisational contexts within which counselling takes place. This will enable them to consider critically the language and assumptions of their approach.

 

Module 5 MA Dissertation

This module is designed to enable students to draw on one relevant research method, discourse analysis, narrative analysis or phenomenology to examine the strengths and limitations of their theoretical and practical approach to working with this theoretical concept, theme or client issue. They will then critically examine the strengths and limitations of critical reflective practice and case study work as research evidence in counselling and evaluate the contribution of their study to the ethical practice of counselling and to the field of counselling in general.

Students will attend supervision with their academic supervisors individually and in small group. There will be a total of ten hours academic supervision/tutorial work. Academic supervision/tutorial work is mandatory

Updated on 24th Sep 2011

Fee Details

1. All fees are subject to the prevailing Goods and Services Tax (GST) unless specified otherwise.
2. Course Application Fee is NOT REFUNDABLE.
3. Do not pay your school fees before you have signed the standard student contract.
4. All fees quoted are in Singapore Dollar (S$).
5. Fees are subject to periodic changes without prior notice.
6. BMC accepts the following methods of payment:
   1. Cash
   2. Cashier's order payable to BMC International College Pte Ltd
   3. Cheque payable to BMC International College Pte Ltd
   4. NETS
   5. Credit cards (VISA, Mastercard, Diners Club & American Express)

' ALL FEES ARE SUBJECT TO GST UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE '

UH - Master in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling
Part Time (25 Months), Full Payment

Fees Breakdown (shows the full breakdown of total payable fees)	Total Payable (S$)
Course Application Fee**	$300.00
Tuition Fee($18,000 - $3,000 Discount^)	$15,000.00
Student Membership Fee	$50.00
Course Material Fee	$100.00
Continual Assessment	$300.00
Lab Fee	$100.00
External Registration / Student Fee*	$2,160.00
FPS Insurance*	$664.13
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$18,374.13
(B) No. of Instalment	3
(C) Instalment Amount	$8,819.58/ $734.96
Instalment Schedule (full payment scheme)	Payment by 3 Months Instalment (S$)
1st Instalment	$8,819.58
2nd Instalment	$8,819.58
3rd Instalment	$734.96
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$18,374.13
Total Course fee after Goods and Services Tax (GST) without Course Application Fee	$19,783.64

Part Time (25 Months), Installment Payment

Fees Breakdown (shows the full breakdown of total payable fees)	Total Payable (S$)
Course Application Fee**	$300.00
Tuition Fee	$18,000.00
Student Membership Fee	$50.00
Course Material Fee	$100.00
Continual Assessment	$300.00
Lab Fee	$100.00
External Registration / Student Fee*	$2,160.00
FPS Insurance*	$776.63
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$21,486.63
(B) No. of Instalments	25
(C) Instalment Amount	$859.47
Instalment Schedule	Payment by 25 Months Instalment (S$)
1st Instalment	$859.47
2nd Instalment	$859.47
3rd Instalment	$859.47
4th Instalment	$859.47
5th Instalment	$859.47
6th Instalment	$859.47
7th Instalment	$859.47
8th Instalment	$859.47
9th Instalment	$859.47
10th Instalment	$859.47
11th Instalment	$859.47
12th Instalment	$859.47
13th Instalment	$859.47
14th Instalment	$859.47
15th Instalment	$859.47
16th Instalment	$859.47
17th Instalment	$859.47
18th Instalment	$859.47
19th Instalment	$859.47
20th Instalment	$859.47
21st Instalment	$859.47
22nd Instalment	$859.47
23rd Instalment	$859.47
24th Instalment	$859.47
25th Instalment	$859.35
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$21,486.63
Total Course fee after Goods and Services Tax (GST) without Course Application Fee	$23,106.25

* No GST Involved      ** Non-refundable items     ^Up to expiry date
Valid till 15th April 2012.

UH - Post Graduate Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Part Time (20 Months), Full Payment

Fees Breakdown (shows the full breakdown of total payable fees)	Total Payable (S$)
Course Application Fee**	$300.00
Tuition Fee (10% Full Payment)	$16,200.00
Student Membership Fee	$50.00
Course Material Fee	$100.00
Continual Assessment	$300.00
Lab Fee	$100.00
External Registration / Student Fee*	$2,160.00
FPS Insurance*	$567.30
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$19,477.30
(B) No. of Instalments	4
(C) Instalment Amount	$3,895.46
Instalment Schedule (full payment scheme)	Payment by 5 Instalment (S$)
1st Instalment	$3,895.46
2nd Instalment	$3,895.46
3rd Instalment	$3,895.46
4th Instalment	$3,895.46
5th Instalment	$3,895.46
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$19,477.30
Total Course fee after Goods and Services Tax (GST) without Course Application Fee	$20,970.80

Part Time (20 Months), Installment Payment

Fees Breakdown (shows the full breakdown of total payable fees)	Total Payable (S$)
Course Application Fee**	$300.00
Tuition Fee	$18,000.00
Student Membership Fee	$50.00
Course Material Fee	$100.00
Continual Assessment	$300.00
Lab Fee	$100.00
External Registration / Student Fee*	$2,160.00
FPS Insurance*	$621.30
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$21,331.30
(B) No. of Instalments	20
(C) Instalment Amount	$1,066.57
Instalment Schedule	Payment by 20 Months Instalment (S$)
1st Instalment	$1,066.57
2nd Instalment	$1,066.57
3rd Instalment	$1,066.57
4th Instalment	$1,066.57
5th Instalment	$1,066.57
6th Instalment	$1,066.57
7th Instalment	$1,066.57
8th Instalment	$1,066.57
9th Instalment	$1,066.57
10th Instalment	$1,066.57
11th Instalment	$1,066.57
12th Instalment	$1,066.57
13th Instalment	$1,066.57
14th Instalment	$1,066.57
15th Instalment	$1,066.57
16th Instalment	$1,066.57
17th Instalment	$1,066.57
18th Instalment	$1,066.57
19th Instalment	$1,066.57
20th Instalment	$1,066.57
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$21,331.40
Total Course fee after Goods and Services Tax (GST) without Course Application Fee	$22,950.80

*No GST Involved     **Non-refundable items

Miscellaneous Fees

Purpose of Fee	Amount (S$) and When Payable
Late payment fees	$60.00(before GST) $64.20(after GST)
Replacement of student membership card	$30.00(before GST) $32.10(after GST)
Re-take examination Admin Fee(per re-sitting)[NO GST]	$50.00[NO GST]

Last updated 2nd Apr 2012.

Course Name	Intake Date	End Date	Time	Days
Master of Arts in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling	27 Jul 2012	29 Aug 2014	7:00pm - 10:00pm	Friday
Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling	27 Jul 2012	28 Mar 2014	7:00pm - 10:00pm	Friday

Updated on 8th Mar 2012