Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling

Certificate

If you are returning to study or entering University for the first time, The University of Notre Dame Australia's Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling offers students the opportunity to experience University-level study in counselling and development psychology.

Key details

Degree Type

Certificate

Duration

0.5 year full-time

Study Mode

In person

About this course

School of Arts & Sciences

If you are returning to study or entering University for the first time, The University of Notre Dame Australia's Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling offers students the opportunity to experience University-level study in counselling and development psychology. Students learn key approaches to counselling practice and develop skills in listening, critical reflection and structuring an interview session. Get in touch to start your learning journey.

Entry requirements

The minimum entry requirements of The University of Notre Dame Australia apply for the Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling.

While minimum entry requirements need to be met, we also consider a student's application more broadly - their non-academic achievements (professional work experience, leadership roles, volunteering, community and/or church involvement), as well as their personal qualities, aspirations, interests and capacity to successfully complete this program.

Study locations

Sydney

Fremantle

What you will learn

The Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling is ideal if you are new to university. It offers an opportunity to acquire new skills and practice in Counselling that may add to a student's other professional qualifications. An Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling is a pathway to study for higher awards, such as a diploma or bachelor's degree.

The Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling is designed for you if:

You would like to add value to your existing professional experience and qualifications by gaining counselling skills. The program would be suited to professionals in human resource management, teaching, chaplaincy and social work, to name a few
You are returning to or entering university and trialling whether you would like to proceed with further study in Counselling
You would like a pathway to further study into such degrees as a Bachelor of Counselling

Career pathways

The Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling is a pathway to further study of higher awards, such as a Diploma or Bachelor's degree.

Course structure

The Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling consists of four courses.

Students must complete three of the following compulsory courses:

COUNS1003 Theories and Approaches to Counselling
COUNS1004 Counselling Skills Training 1
BESC1000 Developmental Psychology or PSYC2170 Developmental Psychology

Plus, one of the following elective courses (where pre-requisites allow):

COUNS2002 Counselling Skills Training 2
COUNS2004 Counselling and Children or COUN2150 Counselling Children and Adolescents
COUNS2005 Grief and Loss Counselling
COUNS2006 Counselling Adolescents or COUN2150 Counselling Children and Adolescents
COUN2060 Cross-cultural Counselling
COUN2080 Counselling in the Area of Alcohol and Other Drugs or COUN2007 Trauma and Addiction Counselling
COUN2110 Trauma Counselling or COUN2007 Trauma and Addiction Counselling

Full details of the program are contained in the Program Requirements.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Psychology courses at The University of Notre Dame Australia.

82.9%

Overall satisfaction

82.9%

Skill scale

74.3%

Teaching scale

56.8%

Employed full-time

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