Graduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology

Graduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology is a Masters program taught at Nkumba University, Uganda. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Graduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology at Nkumba University is planned to provide a balanced selection of academic and experimental education. It follows a sequence of courses designed to build professional competence through a thorough background in knowledge of persons, problems, and intervention models; mastery of counselling skills and techniques; and personal development as part of the counselling process, including self-awareness, self-improvement, and commitment to helping others achieve fuller self-realization.

The programme is structured as a planned sequence of courses that supports professional competence through knowledge, skills, and personal development. It is categorised in a structure that includes career paths, course modules, and entry requirements. Graduates are presented with several career paths that require further education and training and obtaining certification or licensure for specific roles.

The minimum requirements for admission in Graduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology at Nkumba University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Nkumba University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Nkumba University as pre-requiste for admission in Graduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/program/post-graduate-diploma-in-counselling-psychology

• Clinical Psychologist (requires further education and training and obtaining licensure)
• School Counsellor (requires certification or licensure)
• Mental Health Counsellor (requires further education and training and obtaining licensure)
• Marriage and Family Therapist (requires further education and training and obtaining licensure)
• Substance Abuse Counsellor (requires further education and training and obtaining licensure)

2 fully funded scholarships are listed for Uganda. See Uganda scholarships.