- The MSc program emphasizes counseling in community and agency settings, including university and college counseling centers.
- The master's degree emphasizes service delivery, and its practica/internship components reflect that emphasis.
- The curriculum stresses the knowledge and development of skills in individual and group counseling, consultation, research, ethics, multiculturalism, social justice, and vocational psychology. Students are prepared to work predominantly as practitioners in community agencies, post-secondary educational institutions, business, and industry.