Master of Counselling

Admission to the Master of Counselling degree program in British Columbia requires completing a 4-year undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution. Candidates for the Master of Counselling program must have completed undergraduate coursework showing the fundamental knowledge in each of the areas of Learning, Cognition, Personality and Human Development. These fundamentals may be covered in any combination/number of courses. For example, if you took one course that included Learning and Cognition and one course that included the topics of Personality and Human Development, you have probably met this requirement with these two courses. A grade of a “C” or higher is required for the course to qualify.

The City University of Seattle in Canada is a not-for-profit, accredited institution that has offered post-secondary academic programs in Canada since 1984. We have offered our flagship degrees, the Master of Education degree since 1995 and the Master of Counselling degree since 1997, respectively. Both degrees are offered in Alberta and BC. There are approximately 500 students and 75 faculty and staff at City University in Canada.

At CityU in Canada, all instructors are practitioners with extensive teaching experience and scholarly achievements. Students find that our instructors convey professional practice's lived experience supported by the latest thinking and research. All members of our core faculty are prominent practitioners with relevant doctorates. Students study in cohorts, supported by experienced advisors and senior faculty and features a strong sense of community, mutual support and networking opportunities.