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Undergraduate Course: Counselling and Health Care (NUST10009)

Course Outline
School	School of Health in Social Science	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type	Standard	Availability	Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Nursing Studies	Other subject area	None
Course website	None
Course description	This course allows students to explore the nature of counselling and communication in the healthcare setting. Students will explore the use of counsellign approaches in this course.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Nursing 1 (NUST08001) AND Nursing 2 (NUST08006) AND Health and Society 1A (NUST08002) AND Health and Society 1B (NUST08003) AND Health and Society 2A (NUST08004) AND Health and Society 2B (NUST08005) AND Research and Inquiry in Nursing (NUST10007) AND The Nature of Nursing (NUST10012) AND Pathology and Patient Care (NUST10013) AND Organisation and Management of Health Care (NUST10014) OR The Nature of Mental Health Nursing (NUST10017) AND Therapeutics and Patient Care (NUST10016) AND Politics and Management of Mental Illness (NUST10015)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
Prospectus website	http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will examine the main theoretical perspectives of counselling learning outcomes include the use of counselling approaches in areas such as chronic illness sexual abuse and mental health.

Assessment Information
2 x course papers 2500-3000 words
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information

Special Arrangements
Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Anne Robertson Tel: (0131 6)50 3882 Email: Anne.Robertson@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Miss Joanna Hughes Tel: (0131 6)50 3889 Email: Jo.Hughes@ed.ac.uk

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