To be eligible for the award, students are required to take 30 credits (2 Common Core Subjects, 5 Specialism Core Subjects and 2 Elective Subjects).

Common Core Subjects (2 subjects, 9 credits)

• Foundational Competencies (a 6-credit course includes practice-based or research-based attachment)
• Advanced Research Methods: Mixed Methods in Research

Specialism Core Subjects (5 subjects, 15 credits)

• Nurturing the Gifted & Talented: Instructional Models & Professional Practices
• Psychology of Exceptional Children
• Advanced Practices in Learning Disorders & Language Minority
• Attentional Control & Social Adaptation
• Assessment & Instructional Strategies for Children & Youth with Specific Learning Disabilities

Elective Subjects (any 2 subjects, 6 credits) #

• Cognitive Behavioural Intervention
• Career Counselling: Theories & Practice
• Psychometric Theory & Scale Construction
• Psycho-socio-educational Program Development & Evaluation
• Parenting & Parent Development
• Cognitive Neuroscience Method in Applied Settings
• Workplace Counselling

# The department reserves the right to alter the subject offering pattern and subjects on offer.

# Not all elective subjects will be offered every year and registration is subject to the availability of quota.