Graduate Diploma in Counselling

Not offered in 2018

GradDipCouns

80 cp

Minimum duration: 2 years part-time

Graduate Certificate in Counselling (Exit qualification only)
GradCertCouns
40 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year part-time.

Course available at:

  • Brisbane, Queensland
  • Melbourne, Victoria
  • Sydney (Strathfield), NSW

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. Admission Requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed:

    1. a Bachelor degree; OR
    2. Graduate Certificate in Counselling; OR
    3. Advanced Diploma in an area relevant to welfare or community services and a minimum of two years’ relevant work experience and at least two professional references;
      AND
  1. a satisfactory interview demonstrating suitability to undertake the course.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Degree

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma, a student must complete:

  1. 50 cp from Core Units; and
  2. 20 cp from Practicum Preparation and Practicum Units;
  3. 10 cp from Elective Units listed in the Schedule of Offerings for the Master of Counselling.

3. Exit Point

A student who has completed 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings may exit with the Graduate Certificate in Counselling.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Core Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
COUN601 10 Counselling Theories and Techniques
COUN626 10 Counselling Practice Skills
COUN627 10 Lifespan Issues in Counselling
COUN631 10 Ethics and Professional Practice
COUN663 10 Multicultural Counselling (Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques, COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills)

Practicum Preparation and Practicum Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
COUN661 10 Advanced Counselling Practice Skills (Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques, COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills)
COUN623 10 Practicum 1 (Pre: 60 cp of units from Schedule of Offerings including COUN661 Advanced Counselling Practice Skills)

Elective Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
Elective1 10

1 As listed in the Schedule of Offerings for the Master of Counselling.

Page last updated: 2017-07-11

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