Teaching & Education
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General Entry Requirements
Applicants are required to hold a Primary Honours (Level 8) degree, plus three years relevant work experience.
OR
Equivalent professional qualification with three years relevant experience.
All applicants who are deemed to meet the minimum academic qualifications will be required to attend for interview.
Applicants will not be considered for interview unless all aspects of the application process are fully completed.
International candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to those outlined above. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language, they must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language. For further information on international applications click here
Please note if you are a non EU student and require a study visa, you are not eligible to apply for part-time programmes as study visas are only granted for full-time programmes.
For more details , please click on this Link : https://www.dcu.ie/courses/postgraduate/institute-education/msc-guidance-counselling#collapse-prospectus-requirements
1. Application along with supporting documents will be processed on TEN Agent portal.
2. Student will receive the admission offer either conditional or unconditional on his TEN Agent portal.After accepting the offer Fee invoice will be generated on student account.
3 .After getting the fee invoice student can pay the fee and fee receipt can be found on TEN Portal (Ten Agents).
For more details , please click on this Link : https://www.dcu.ie/courses/postgraduate/institute-education/msc-guidance-counselling#collapse-prospectus-requirements
The M.Sc. in Guidance Counselling is a two year part-time programme recognised by the DES and the Institute of Guidance Counsellors (IGC) for professional practice as a guidance counsellor. The programme offers initial education and training in the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for practice in the interrelated areas of personal, education and career guidance counselling. A key element of the programme is the strong emphasis on reflective practice and personal growth facilitated by personal counselling, placement practice experience and professional supervision to support and enable personal and professional development.
Students come from a diverse range of backgrounds, including the primary, secondary, further education and tertiary sectors, youth and community work, adult education, employee welfare, state agencies, business, industry, health and Human Resources.
This programme is also recognised by the Department of Education and Skills (DES) as a qualification to work as a guidance counsellor in a second level school.
Please note the DES also require employees to hold:
A primary degree with subjects recognised for teaching in second level schools (please check www.teachingcouncil.ie) and
A recognised teaching qualification.
Students are selected on the basis of:
Academic achievement or accredited prior learning.
Professional experience (three years' full or part time experience in a field broadly related to guidance is desirable).
Capacity to demonstrate at interview a vision and understanding of the role of the guidance counsellor, potential as a guidance counsellor to work with clients in response to their personal, educational and career needs and a willingness to commit to the demands of the programme.
Documents Required :
Application Summary document
Application letter
Two colour passport sized photographs not more than 6 months old
Your current passport and a full copy of all previous passports
Evidence that you have enrolled on a privately funded course
Evidence accounting for any gaps in your educational history
Evidence of fee payment to college
Evidence that you have the academic ability to follow your chosen course
Evidence of your level of English (or Irish)
Finances
Private Medical Insurance
Previous Visa Refusals
In addition to this please find mentioned here a link which can help you with more detailed information regarding the student visa :
https://www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-study-in-ireland/what-are-my-study-visa-options/how-to-apply-for-long-term-study-visa/
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