Masters (Coursework)
You must have one of:
Relevant work experience could include:
You will need to provide with your application your CV plus statements of service for most recent relevant employment. If you have been employed for less than one year full-time in most relevant employment you will need to provide a statement of service from your previous relevant employer.
Additional entry requirementsYou must:
We will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If you have tertiary qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction you must provide evidence of English language proficiency.
English language proficiencyWe require students to demonstrate they can speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.
Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:
The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.
Application datesSuitable applicants are shortlisted or placed on a wait list for an interview based on the responses in their personal statement.
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted in mid-October to attend the in-person group interview at the Kelvin Grove campus in late October/early November. Wait listed applicants may be interviewed in late November/early December should places remain available.
Interviewed applicants will receive notification on the outcome of their application two weeks after their interview.
Applicants expecting to complete their studies by DecemberYou must provide your academic record for all studies attempted up until semester 1 this year by 30 September. If your application is successful you will receive a conditional offer that will stipulate when your final results and course completion must be provided to confirm your place.
If you have summer/semester 3 (or equivalent) studies you will need to apply for entry next July for the year after you complete your studies.
You must have one of:
Relevant work experience could include:
You must:
Suitable applicants are shortlisted or placed on a wait list for an interview based on the responses in their personal statement.
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted in mid-October to attend the in-person group interview at the Kelvin Grove campus in late October/early November. Wait listed applicants may be interviewed in late November/early December should places remain available.
Interviewed applicants will receive notification on the outcome of their application two weeks after their interview.
Applicants expecting to complete their studies by DecemberYou must provide your academic record for all studies attempted up until semester 1 this year by 30 September. If your application is successful you will receive a conditional offer that will stipulate when your final results and course completion must be provided to confirm your place.
If you have summer/semester 3 (or equivalent) studies you will need to apply for entry next July for the year after you complete your studies.
This course offers professionals the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in counselling. Course learning can be applied to a number of professional settings and students in this program come from nursing education community arts justice human services and other allied health backgrounds.
During this program you will learn about a range of approaches and techniques that can be applied to brief and collaborative counselling work with individuals couples families and groups. Graduates can articulate and reflect upon their evolving personal framework of counselling practice and apply counselling processes intentionally to support the wellbeing of clients in a number of contexts relevant to their profession.
It is a practice-based program that includes a year of supervised clinical practice in the Psychology and Counselling Clinic.
This course is offered on a full-time basis over two years or a part-time basis over three years. Classes are held in the evening.
Course requirements
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. You will need to identify these requirements and ensure you allow sufficient time to meet them. Some of these requirements have associated costs.
Blue card: you will need a valid blue card to complete practical placements in this course.
Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
Graduates of the Master of Counselling are prepared for specialised positions in the counselling field and are also equipped to contribute to the development and practice of counselling in the professional environment.
This course is accredited by the Australian Counselling Association.
The Master of Counselling is offered on a full-time basis over two years or a part-time basis over three or four years. Units are delivered in intensive evening and weekend format.
This course has an applied experiential focus which features brief solution-focused and narrative therapies family therapy process-experiential therapy group work and supervision. Student learning is supported by facilitated small group work which offers a strong practical component and students will use the purpose-built Psychology and Counselling Clinic for clinical practice.