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Master of Counselling
MCouns
80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
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EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. REQUIREMENT FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
(a) 60 cp from Core units;
(b) 10 cp from the Practicum unit;
(c) 10 cp from Electives.
2. MAXIMUM PERIOD OF CANDIDATURE
The maximum period of candidature will be five years (part-time) from commencement of enrolment.
SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicates in parentheses where applicable.
CORE UNITS
COUN601 10 Advanced Counselling Techniques
COUN616 10 Relationship and Family Counselling (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling}
COUN620 10 Grief and Loss: Issues and Approaches (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling)
COUN621 10 Foundations of Counselling[1]
COUN622 10 Mediation and Conflict Resolution (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling)
SOCI610 10 Social Justice and Advocacy
PRACTICUM UNIT
COUN623 10 Practicum (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling, and COUN601 Advanced Counselling Techniques)
ELECTIVES
COUN603 10 Group Leadership Practicum
COUN617 10 Trauma Counselling and Therapy (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling)
COUN619 10 Counselling Special Study
SOCI606 10 Social and Cultural Theory
SOCI609 10 Social Theory and Social Policy
THEO657 10 Practical Theology
THEO658 10 Foundations of Social Justice
THEO682 10 Religion and Psychology
[1] For students who enter the course with recognised expertise in counselling, an elective may be approved by the Course Co-ordinator in substitution for COUN621.
