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Entrance Exam

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Entrance Exam

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The Graduate Institute of Educational Psychology and Counseling has been established since 2002, in response to the increasing importance and needs of psychological counseling in communities, families and schools. The program has the capacity of 23-27 students every academic year. The goals of the Institute are as follows:
 
1. To train students as professional counseling psychologists and teachers with psychology and counseling expertise.
2. To develop students’ theoretical background and academic research capabilities.
3. To strengthen students’ professional competency in order to fulfill the needs of psychological counseling in all-level of educational settings, communities and institutions.
4. To enhance students’ occupational competitiveness by offering a synthesis of cross-disciplinary fields with educational psychology and psychological counseling.
5. To broaden and diversify the visions of faculty members and students through an integration of theories and practices.
6. To equip students with knowledge bases and competency to acquire the professional certificate as a counseling psychologist.
 
The curriculum places an equal emphasis on educational psychology, counseling theory, and practice. The curricular structure includes research methodology, psychological foundation courses, areas of specialization and practicum. The courses of educational psychology emphasize diagnosis of learning difficulties, teaching and learning strategies, teaching performance assessment, and teacher effectiveness, etc. The courses of counseling emphasize systematic theories and practices of psychological assessment, group dynamics, expressive arts therapy, career counseling, school counseling, family therapy, music therapy, dance therapy, and play therapy, etc.
 
The Master of Education degree requires the successful completion of 32 credits of coursework, including 14 credits of required courses and 18 credits of elective courses. Students are also required to submit a written master’s thesis completed under the supervision of a faculty member and pass an oral examination.
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