RATIONALE
The phenomenon of globalization and other complex social issues are increasingly creating the need in Kenya for more and better attention to human psychosocial problems. In attending to these problems there is need for counsellors with relevant training in the humanities and the social sciences and other areas of counseling psychology. This programme is intended to cater for this need.
OBJECTIVES
The goal of the Masters of Arts in Counselling psychology programme is to train highly qualified graduates who will promote scholarship, creativity and professionalism in offering counseling services to humanity for sustainable individual, and societal growth and development.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Blended: face to face, online and blended
Regular programs are offered at the Main Campus, city or Mombasa Campus and combine face to face learning (60% face to face ; 40 %online)
The Continuous Education Programme (CEP) is largely online (60% and face to face 40%).
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A holder of a relevant Bachelor鈥檚 degree with at least upper second of 吃瓜头条 or any other recognized University.
A holder of a Bachelor鈥檚 degree, with at least lower second class of 吃瓜头条 or any other recognized University, plus a Post graduate Diploma in Education or Counseling or its equivalent, with at least a credit level pass.
A holder of a Bachelor鈥檚 degree, with at least lower second class of 吃瓜头条 or any other recognized University, plus at least two years of relevant professional experience in a counseling setting.
FEE STRUCTURE
Full Time; Fees ksh.216,000= Non-East Africans ksh.270,000p. a
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Private practice and Mental Health Consultancies
Trainers in TVETs
Academia
Research Institutes
County Government
Non-Governmental Organizations
Mental Health Coaches
Medical Psychologists
Child Psychologists
Rehabilitation Centers
School Counselors
REQUIREMENTS
University regulations for Master鈥檚 degree shall apply. The general regulations for Master鈥檚 degree in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences shall apply. The following shall be eligible for registration for M.A. in Counselling Psychology.
A holder of a Bachelor鈥檚 degree with at least upper second class of 吃瓜头条 or any other recognized University
A holder of a Bachelor鈥檚 degree, with at least lower second class of 吃瓜头条 or any other recognized University, plus a Postgraduate Diploma in Education or Coun selling, or its equivalent, with at least a credit level pass
Bachelor鈥檚 Degree with at least Second Class Honors(Upper Division) from 吃瓜头条 or any other recognized university
Those with Second Class (Lower Division) may be considered on condition that they have Grade 鈥淐鈥� and above in units relevant to their areas of specialization or a Post graduate Diploma in Counseling or Education or equivalent with at least a Credit Level Pass.
DURATION AND PATTERN OF THE PROGRAMME
The M.A. programme in Counselling Psychology shall extend over a period of twenty-four months. Students for M.A. in Counselling Psychology will be expected to do coursework, examination and research project/thesis. Students will spend their first year doing fourteen Units, of which twelve will be Core and two Elective Units. In the second year first semester, students will be expected to do 500 hours supervised practicum at the end of which they will write a practicum report. In the second semester, students will work on their research project. The practicum and project are equivalent to four units as follows: APS 502: Research Project (4 Units), APS 503: Counselling Practicum (4 Units)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Students for the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology can focus their research project on any of the following four areas:
Counselling in School and Higher Education.
Community and Agency Counselling.
Family Therapy and Systemic Practice
Chemical Dependency counselling
Elective courses should be selected to tally with the focus of the candidate鈥檚 area of concentration. For example, students who wish to work in a community setting (ii) above, will choose courses which will help them work in that area.
MODE OF EVALUATION
All taught courses shall be examined at the end of the semester in which they are taught, while in second year first semester, students shall be devoted to clinical practicum work. The practicum report will be assessed and marked out of 100 per cent. Students will carry out a counselling research project on an approved subject. A research report embodying the results shall be presented to the University for Examination. The report shall conform to the procedure for thesis writing in Psychology and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of 吃瓜头条.
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
The following grading criteria will be used: Continuous Assessment: 40%Final Examination:
60%The Pass mark for each course shall be 50%.
Requirements for Graduation
To qualify for the award of the Master of Arts degree in counseling psychology, a candidate must have passed all required units including the practicum and the research project. Students will be expected to have completed 25 hours of personal therapy half of which should have been done before proceeding on practicum. Students will be expected to undergo practicum supervision of three hours a week during the period that they will be on practicum (APS 522).
Distribution of Units
During the first year of study, students will be required to take FOURTEEN Units as follows: In the first semester, students will take seven units all of which are core. In the second semester, students will be required to take five core units and two electives. Alternatively, the units can be taken in three semesters: five in first and second semester and four in the trimester. In the second year of study, students will be required to take a 500-hour supervised counseling practicum (APS 503) and a research project (APS 502). The practicum and the research project will each be equivalent to 4 units.