Childhood and Youth Studies courses

About Indigenous Child And Youth Mental Health Graduate Certificate in University of Northern British Columbia

The Certificate is designed for students who see to practice in the area of Indigenous child and youth mental health in northern and remote communities, with a focus on working with children and youth who are experiencing significant mental health issues or who are at high risk. The certificate consists of 18 credit hours of 600-level course work.

Admission

The Indigenous Child and Youth Mental Health Graduate Certificate program is open to Bachelor of Social Work and Bachelor of Child and Youth Care graduates. Those with related Bachelor-level degrees may also be eligible to apply, subject to the approval of the Chair of the School of Social Work, Those with a Master of Social Work or related Master's-level degree are also eligible to apply.

Graduate students in social work and other disciplines may take individual certificate courses as electives subject to approval of the Chair of the School of Social Work. Students wishing to audit coursework in the Certificate program may also do so subject to the approval of the Chair of the School of Social Work and to UNBC admitting and auditing regulations and policies set out in the graduate academic calendar. Courses taken for audit only do not earn academic credit.

Note: Students are required to undergo a criminal records search prior to being admitted as set out in the regulations and policies of the graduate academic calendar.

Admission into the Certificate program is limited and requires the recommendation of the Chair of the School of Social Work.

Academic qualification equivalents

• For entry into a Master's Degree: Completion of BOTH a Bachelor’s (three-year) degree and a Master’s OR a Bachelor’s degree requiring four years of study (eg. BPharm, MBBS, BArch, BEng). First Class/First Division or 8 on a 10 point scale

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic score of at least 6.5 overall, with not less than 6.0 in any of the four modules.
• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 90 or higher in the internet-based test,  with not less than 20 in each of the Reading, Listening, Writing speaking components.
• PTE (Pearson Test of English - Academic): 65 overall score, with 60 reading, 60 writing, 60 listening, and 60 speaking.

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