Counselling Psychology (Non-Thesis) (M.A.): Project (60 credits)
Offered by: Educational & Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)
Degree: Master of Arts
Program credit weight: 60
Program Description
This program is designed to produce graduates with introductory academic preparation for research or clinical careers in counselling psychology. Training is provided in the research domain through coursework in data analysis and a research project. Clinical preparation is initiated in the program through coursework in ethics, intervention, assessment, psychological testing, and multicultural issues and through a practicum. Most coursework is taken during the student's first year of studies while beginning work on their research projects. In their second year, students gain practical experience via a practicum in the Department’s Psychoeducational and Counselling Clinic while also completing the majority of their work on the research project. The degree alone does not fulfil the requirements for membership in the Ordre des psychologues du Québec (OPQ).
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Required Courses (57 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPC 606 | Theories of Intervention 1. | 3 |
Theories of Intervention 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Phenomenological, cognitive, behavioural and developmental theories that bear on the interventions of counsellors, psychologists, and other practitioners. | ||
| EDPC 609 | Psychological Testing 1. | 3 |
Psychological Testing 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. History of psychological testing, theoretical aspects of individual and group testing, validity, reliability, and test construction, basic theories of intelligence, and ethical and legal issues in testing. An introduction to tests of cognitive abilities, aptitude, personality, and interests, including the acquisition of basic skills needed to administer and interpret individual tests of cognitive abilities. Students taking courses which access the ECP Assessment Materials Resource Centre are required to pay an access fee as well as the cost of all consumables required per course. The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period. | ||
| EDPC 615 | Assessment and Diagnosis 1. | 3 |
Assessment and Diagnosis 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An introduction to differential assessment and diagnosis for counsellors in educational and mental health settings. The clinical interview, the assessment process, the DSM-IV, relevant test instruments, diagnostic procedures, and development of treatment plans will be subjects of study. Models of record keeping and referral procedures will be reviewed. | ||
| EDPC 619 | Research Project 1. | 3 |
Research Project 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A focused survey of the research literature on a topic chosen in consultation with the research supervisor. | ||
| EDPC 620 | Research Project 2. | 3 |
Research Project 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Development of a rationale for a research project supported by the research literature, the articulation of a specific research question(s) related to the rationale, and write up of a method to collect data that will answer the question. | ||
| EDPC 621 | Research Project 3. | 3 |
Research Project 3. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Data collection based on the method proposed in Research Project 2. | ||
| EDPC 625 | Clinic Practicum 1. | 6 |
Clinic Practicum 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A first level practicum in basic interviewing and helping skills and their application to a range of problems. Clients are seen in the McGill Psychoeducational and Counselling Clinic. Students taking courses which access the ECP Assessment Materials Resource Centre are required to pay an access fee as well as the cost of all consumables required per course. The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period. | ||
| EDPC 626 | Clinic Practicum 2. | 6 |
Clinic Practicum 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A second level practicum in basic interviewing and helping skills and their application to a range of problems. Clients are seen in the McGill Psychoeducational and Counselling Clinic. Students taking courses which access the ECP Assessment Materials Resource Centre are required to pay an access fee as well as the cost of all consumables required per course. The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period. | ||
| EDPC 628 | Research Project 4. | 3 |
Research Project 4. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Data analysis based on data collected in Research Project 3. | ||
| EDPC 629 | Research Project 5. | 3 |
Research Project 5. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Interpretation of data collected in Research Project 3 including its relationship to the literature and its implications. | ||
| EDPC 630 | Research Project 6. | 3 |
Research Project 6. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The development of a written report of the research project in the form of a manuscript suitable for publication. | ||
| EDPC 662 | Career Psychology. | 3 |
Career Psychology. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Contemporary career theories, and their relationship to career development, career assessment, career transition and workplace concerns are reviewed. Current issues related to career development across the life span with specific attention given to topics such as values, aptitudes, family, culture and societal contexts will be explored. Students taking courses which access the ECP Assessment Materials Resource Centre are required to pay an access fee as well as the cost of all consumables required per course. The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period. | ||
| EDPC 683 | Practicum in Psychological Testing: Personality Assessment. | 3 |
Practicum in Psychological Testing: Personality Assessment. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Seminar and field practice in the administration and interpretation of tests that assess individual characteristic ways of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself . The course covers the selection and evaluation of personality and vocational instruments, ethical test use, test administration, report writing, and communication of results. | ||
| EDPC 684 | Practicum in Psychological Testing: Cognitive Assessment. | 3 |
Practicum in Psychological Testing: Cognitive Assessment. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Seminar and field practice in the administration and interpretation of instruments that assess cognitive functioning and psychosocial functioning as it relates to cognitive abilities and academic achievements. The course covers the selection and evaluation of instruments, ethical test use, test administration, report writing, and communication of test results. | ||
| EDPE 622 | Multiculturalism and Gender. | 3 |
Multiculturalism and Gender. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Multicultural, multilingual and gender issues as they relate to the practising school and counselling psychologist. Implications and their impact in assessment, research, training, and intervention. | ||
| EDPE 627 | Ethical and Professional Practice of Psychology. | 3 |
Ethical and Professional Practice of Psychology. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Ethics and the professional and governmental structures regulating the practice of psychology in Quebec, Canada, and North America and their relation to the work of psychologists. Required for licensing as a psychologist. | ||
| EDPE 676 | Intermediate Statistics. | 3 |
Intermediate Statistics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Concepts and procedures of conducting basic descriptive and inferential statistics, including analysis of variance, correlation, and regression models. Provides experience with data-analysis tools. | ||
Complementary Courses (3 credits)
3 credits from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPE 682 | Univariate/Multivariate Analysis. | 3 |
Univariate/Multivariate Analysis. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. General linear model as a unified data analytic system for estimation and hypothesis testing that subsumes regression, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance for single dependent variables. Introduction to generalizations involving multiple dependent (criterion) variables. Applications oriented toward education, educational psychology and counselling psychology. Experience with data-analysis tools. | ||
| EDPE 687 | Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology. | 3 |
Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The logics of design and selection of phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case study and mixed design methods with emphasis on data analysis in light of issues of research purpose, epistemology, reliability and validity. | ||