The Master of Counselling will extend your expertise in counselling theory and practice through:

• psychological theory relevant to your workplace and interests
• counselling interventions and psychological therapies
• practical skills through industry-based learning and placement

You can specialise in one of two streams:

• adult
• child and adolescent

Please note this is not an Australian Psychological Society (APS) accredited course.

• Location:
  St Albans and City Flinders
• Faculty:
  Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development
• School:
  School of Social Sciences and Psychology
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  AMPE
• Duration:
  2 years
• This information is for Australian residents.
  Click here for the international version of this course

How to apply

Graduates find employment in human services fields such as:

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

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

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.

• Research Methods in Counselling

  Unit code

  APT6006

  Credits

  12

• Theories and Techniques of Counselling

  Unit code

  APT5035

  Credits

  12

• Individual Awareness

  Unit code

  APT5025

  Credits

  12

• Applied Techniques of Counselling

  Unit code

  APT5060

  Credits

  12

• Minor Thesis

  Unit code

  APT6004

  Credits

  24

• Social and Ethical Issues in Counselling

  Unit code

  APT5070

  Credits

  12

• Practicum 1

  Unit code

  APT6001

  Credits

  12

• Minor Thesis

  Unit code

  APT6004

  Credits

  24

• Social and Ethical Issues in Counselling

  Unit code

  APT5070

  Credits

  12

• Practicum 2

  Unit code

  APT6002

  Credits

  12

• Principles and Practice of Cognitive Behaviour

  Unit code

  APH4061

  Credits

  12

The course may be taken on a full-time basis over two years following a bachelors degree, or part-time over two years following a fourth year in counselling.

• Mature: 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.