The Master of Counselling provides an opportunity for professionals to extend their expertise in counselling theory and practice following the completion of a Graduate Diploma. This is not an APS accredited psychology course. It will expand your knowledge and awareness of:

    * psychological theory relevant to your workplace and interests;
    * the range of counselling interventions and psychological therapies;
    * applied knowledge and practical skills through industry based learning and placement;


You can specialize in one of two streams: Adult, or Child and Adolescent.

You will gain professional recognition with the Australian Counselling Association.


Careers

Graduates find employment in human services fields such as:

    * social work
    * multicultural services
    * counselling
    * family support
    * community work
    * refugee services
    * youth work


The specific objectives of the course are to:

    * further develop knowledge of counselling theory and its application;
    * expand the students' knowledge and awareness of psychological theory relevant to their workplace and interests;
    * develop a deeper understanding of the range of counselling interventions and psychological therapies offered by helping professions;
    * develop understanding of counselling research methods and a corresponding ability to read critically within the counselling literature; and
    * further develop an applied knowledge of professional practice. At the conclusion of the course, students should be:
    * conversant with theoretical underpinnings of counselling intervention;
    * able to engage with the counselling literature relevant to their area of work and interest;
    * aware of the variety of professions in the field and their contributions;
    * able to place counselling aspects of their own work within a theoretical framework; and
    * able to put their own counselling work in context both within the professional field and within their own agency, and able to work more effectively as a counsellor in the health field.


Entry Requirements
 
To be accepted into a course at an institution, you need to be able to prove that you have met the Entry Requirements the institution has in place for international students.

To qualify for admission to the course an applicant must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree or equivalent. The applicant must be able to provide academic and professional references. Applicants may be required to attend a selection interview and provide samples of their work.

Please contact us for further information regarding the course and Entry Requirements.

Melbourne

    *  To complete a Master of Counselling it takes 2 years;

    * The cost of Master of Counselling is around $8320 per semester;
    * Installments are available;
    * Please contact us for further information regarding the course;