We offer both one-year full-time and two-year part-time study options.

Students are required to complete 4 compulsory courses, 4 elective courses, and a practicum or a dissertation. Classes are conducted during weekday evenings and occasional weekends.

Students may be approved to enroll up to 2 elective courses from selected elective courses in other fields of study under the Master of Social Sciences programmes. The substitute must be relevant to behavioral health and comprise the equivalent of at least 36 contact hours.

* Not all elective courses will necessarily be offered in a given year.

*MSBH6101 Counselling and psychotherapy is a pre-requisite of the following courses
EXAT7101: Fundamentals of music therapy
EXAT7102: Fundamentals of drama therapy
EXAT7103: Fundamentals of art therapy
EXAT7104: Fundamentals of dance and movement therapy
SOWK6206: Play Therapy

**For those who are interested in taking arts-based elective courses, they may be approved to enroll up to 2 of the followings under the Master of Social Sciences (Behavioral Health) programme
EXAT7101: Fundamentals of music therapy
EXAT7102: Fundamentals of drama therapy
EXAT7103: Fundamentals of art therapy
EXAT7104: Fundamentals of dance and movement therapy