Master of Counselling
- Course CRICOS Code：088965G
- World Ranking (QS)：NO.456
- Course Duration：2 Years
- Australian State：Australian Capital TerritoryACT
- Australian City：Canberra
- Course Intake：Semester 1
Course Description
Become a registered counsellor or psychotherapist
If you are looking to embrace a counselling career, our Master of Counselling provides advanced training, as well as a pathway to full registration as a clinical practitioner with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) – the nation’s professional accreditation body for counsellors and psychotherapists. With an emphasis on skills development, interactive teaching, experiential learning and self awareness, you will become familiar with a wide range of counselling modalities, all taught within research-informed and ethical frameworks.
The two-year course includes clinical practice across varied settings, and you will undertake relevant project work and applied research units too, becoming equipped to work across a range of public, private and community sector organisations in areas such as health, individual and family support services, addiction counselling, youth work, grief, disability and mental health. You will demonstrate competence in a range of counselling skills, including collaborative goal setting, empathy, reflective listening, assessment, change and clinical interventions. You will graduate as a professional counsellor, ready for employment across community agencies, government departments, public health settings or as a private practitioner.
Basic Information
| Course Discipline |
Counselling |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Health |
| Qualification Level |
Master/Postgraduate |
| 2025 Course Tuition Fee (Annual) |
$AUD 30,000 |
| Course Duration |
2 Years |
| Campus(es) |
Bruce |
Entry Requirements
| Academic Requirements |
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline as approved by the University; demonstrate a minimum of two years relevant experience, paid or voluntary by submission of a CV including 2 referees; and attend a pre-admission interview at the University of Canberra.
Students who have a Graduate Diploma in Community Counselling (UC) or who can demonstrate that they have completed equivalent counselling units at a postgraduate level in an accredited course, will be considered for academic credit for the required units (up to 24cp). |
| English Requirements |
IELTS:7.0(No band less than 7.0)
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| Portfolio Required |
NO |
| Work Experience Required |
NO |