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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION - DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

Courses Offered

The following compulsory and elective courses will be offered in the programme:

Compulsory Courses

Course Code Course Title Units
PSY 812 Educational Statistics 3
PSY 813 Measurement and Evaluation 3
PSY 814 Research Methods 3
PSY 823 Principles of Guidance 3
PSY 824 Theories of Counselling 3
PSY 825 Family and Group Counselling 3
PSY 828 Techniques of Counselling 3
PSY 829 Occupational Counselling 3
PSY 832 Psychological Assessment 3
PSY 833 Counselling Practicum 3
PSY 899 Proposal, Research and Thesis Writing 3

Elective Courses

Course Code Course Title Units
PSY 810 Developmental Psychology 3
PSY 818 Psychology of Exceptional Persons 3
PSY 819 Personality and Personality Theories 3
PSY 822 Social Psychology 3
PSY 826 Terminal illness and Bereavement Counselling 3
PSY 827 Geriatric Counselling 3
PSY 830 Pastoral Counselling 3
PSY 831 Health and Psychosexual Issues 3
PSY 834 Counselling Delinquents 3

The students will be required to take a minimum of two elective courses.

Course Structure By Year And Semester

Year One

Semester I

Course Code Course Title Units
PSY 812 Educational Statistics 3
PSY 823 Principles of Guidance 3
PSY 824 Theories of Counselling 3
PSY 832 Psychological Assessment 3
One Elective Course 3
Total Units
15

Semester II

Course Code Course Title Units
PSY 813 Measurement and Evaluation 3
PSY 814 Research Methods 3
PSY 825 Family and Group Counselling 3
PSY 828 Techniques of Counselling 3
PSY 899 Thesis Proposal Writing 3
One Elective Course 3
Total Units
18

Year Two

Semester I

Course Code Course Title Units
PSY 833 Counselling Practicum 6
PSY 899 Research and Thesis Writing 6
Total Units
12

Semester II

Course Code Course Title Units
PSY 829 Occupational Counselling 3
PSY 899 Thesis Writing 6
Total Units
9

Grand Total = 54

CONTACT ADDRESSES

Dean, School of Education,
P.O. Box 3900
Eldoret, Kenya
Tel: +254-(0)53-43555
FaX: +254-(0)53-43555
Email: deaneducation@mu.ac.ke

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