Course content

This subject allows the candidate to specialise in a self-chosen topic that is relevant to the counselling discipline. This entails practice in autonomous research work through activities such as outlining and delineating research interests, working with the scientific genre and presentation, as well as systematic search for relevant literature. The candidate's exploration of the research interest and a self-chosen topic can be an opportunity to support the work on the master's thesis.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

The candidate...

• has developed a specialised understanding of and insight into a self-chosen subject that is relevant to the counselling discipline.

Skills:

The candidate...

• can systematically search for, choose and argue for the choice of the curriculum
• can situate the chosen topic related to the chosen international field of research
• can formulate a delineated research question and carry out an autonomous analysis of that research question
• can present, examine and discuss his or her own work according to scientific principles
• can develop a project description for planning research and development projects

General competence:

The candidate...

• can plan and carry out a systematic and autonomous process that is relevant to research- and investigative work.

Learning methods and activities

Dialog-based lectures, exercises, reflection, and experiential learning.

Check Blackboard at the start of the semester for further information about mandatory activities.

Compulsory assignments

• Approved assignments
• Approved self-chosen theme and reading list

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

RAD3041, RAD3034 and RAD3042.

Course materials

To be announced at the beginning of the semester. The self-chosen part of the reading list must be sufficiently broad and thorough in scope in relation to the self-chosen topic.