Offered by Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Canada, Master of Education (Counselling Psychology) is a master's degree in Counselling & Psychotherapy programme. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,666 per total (CAD 5,718 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Counselling & Psychotherapy
Duration: 2 years
Local tuition: CAD 5,718 / total
International tuition: CAD 9,666 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This Master of Education program at Memorial University trains counselling practitioners for work in schools, community agencies, and related settings, and its completion satisfies the academic requirements for Canadian Certified Counsellor status through the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. The degree is offered through two distinct cohort formats. An accelerated cohort runs full-time and on-campus over six semesters, using daytime, in-person classes throughout. A standard cohort instead runs over nine semesters and can be taken full-time or part-time, combining online and remote coursework with a mandatory on-campus summer session each year and synchronous evening classes for the blended portions. Both routes include supervised practicum placements, arranged jointly between the student and the faculty, giving graduates direct client-facing experience before they finish the degree. The program is coursework- and practicum-based rather than thesis-based. It suits people already working in or entering counselling-related roles in education or community settings who want a credential that leads directly toward professional certification as a counsellor, and who can commit to either an intensive two-year, in-person schedule or a longer, part-time blended one.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This Master of Education (Counselling Psychology) follows Memorial's School of Graduate Studies admission regulations together with the Faculty of Education's own requirements and the program's specific criteria. Admission is selective and managed by a program admissions committee; interviews may be required as part of the process. Under the School of Graduate Studies' general English proficiency standard, applicants whose first language is not English and who have not completed a degree at an English-medium institution must present a TOEFL iBT score of 92-93 or higher, or an IELTS Academic score of 7 or higher. Applicants holding credentials from outside Canada or the United States must also submit a World Education Services course-by-course evaluation report. The program runs a Spring accelerated, full-time cohort and a Winter standard cohort, open to full- or part-time study.
Application Details
Start Date:Spring (accelerated cohort) and Winter (standard cohort)
Application Deadline:Memorial University's undergraduate application system opens one year ahead of each semester for the 2027 cycle: for Fall 2027 entry the portal opens 10 September 2026, the priority deadline (also the early-entrance-scholarship deadline) is 1 March 2027, the document deadline is 20 August 2027, and applications finally close 9 September 2027; Winter 2027 entry has a priority deadline of 1 October 2026 and closes 6 January 2027; Spring 2027 entry closes 11 May 2027 with a priority date of 1 February 2027. International applicants use the same direct application to Memorial and are only advised to apply at least 12 weeks before their intended semester starts; no fixed international closing date is published. Late domestic applications are still considered as time, resources and space permit, so admission is effectively rolling past the priority date up to the final close. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
