Postgraduate Course: Between Counselling and Research 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (L12) (CNST12007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course provides students, who may or may not be counselling practitioners with an overview of key approaches for research relevant to counselling and related practices. Emphasis will be given to the relevance of a variety of disciplinary perspectives, to the distinction between "insider" and "outsider" perspectives, and to the relationship between research and reflective counselling practice. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
03/08/2015 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 4,000 to 5,000 word essay on a topic agreed with the course organiser |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify and conceptualise key research epistemologies and methodologies relevant to counselling and related practices, including the influence of different disciplinary perspectives.
- Conceptualise the relationship between counselling practice and research practice in relation to epistemological and ethical debates.
- Formulate, justify and criticise focused research questions relevant to counselling and related practices.
- Critically assess the relevance of specialist research for the practice and provision of counselling and related practices.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Liz Bondi
Tel: (0131 6)50 2529
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Alexandra Dickson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3890
Email: |
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