PhDPsychology
Doctor of Counselling
University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, WA / Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Doctor of Counselling is a Professional Doctorate combining coursework and a substantial research component leading to a thesis, designed to prepare experienced counselling practitioners for a leadership role in their field. Candidates are supported by a minimum of two academic supervisors plus an industry or professional mentor who assist with the research proposal and guide candidates through the research phase and examination.
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Course structure
- RSCH7000The coursework component comprises four compulsory research training courses: Quantitative Research Methods
- RSCH7001Qualitative Research Methods
- RSCH7002Scholarly Reading and Writing
- RSCH7003and Developing a Research Proposal
- followed by Supervised Research
- Counselling (RSCH7059) leading to the thesis. The coursework builds competencies in topic refinement
- research method justification
- and draft proposal preparation
- delivered on a schedule that accounts for candidates who are also in employment. The assessment of the coursework component consists of written assignments
- while the research component is assessed by examination of the thesis by three external reviewers. The standard completion time is three years full-time or six years part-time
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Admissions
Admission is determined by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research, on the advice of the Dean of the School. Applicants are expected to hold a research Master's degree by thesis or dissertation, a coursework Master's degree completed at a superior standard, a Bachelor's degree with Honours (typically First Class or Class 2A or equivalent), a Master of Philosophy, or an equivalent academic or professional background considered by the Dean to be appropriate preparation for doctoral-level research. Applicants are also normally expected to have a minimum of 3 years of relevant professional practice and the support of an industry or professional mentor.
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