Master in Counselling

The Master in Counselling is an innovative program in counselling that has been specially designed to fulfil the demand for counselling knowledge and skills from professional people with an interest in counselling. The program provides a professional qualification and real-life counselling expertise for people who may not be practising psychologists or social workers, but who nonetheless have a strong interest in counselling. The Master in Counselling attracts people from a variety of professions such as human resources, health, social welfare and education. Specific objectives of the program are to ensure an advanced level of knowledge about major approaches to counselling; to provide training in counselling practice and develop skills for immediate application in the workplace; and to introduce the study of ethical and professional issues in undertaking counselling as a profession. This innovative program has been designed in response to the growing market demand for counselling knowledge and skills from professional people working in a range of education, community and service-related industries. The course is particularly suited to professional people with jobs in counselling in the human resources, health, social welfare, and education industries, who wish to obtain a professional qualification in counselling. The aims of this course are to ensure an advanced level of knowledge about major approaches to counselling to provide training in counselling practice and develop skills for immediate application in the workplace, and to introduce the study of ethical and professional issues in undertaking counselling as a profession. Exit point: Students may exit the program with a Graduate Certificate in Counselling after successful completion of two appropriate units. Note: Students who are eligible for advanced standing must commence the program in Semester 1. It is not possible for students with advanced standing to commence in Semester 2. Please contact the Faculty for further information. Minimum entrance requirements An approved three-year bachelors degree with a credit average in the final year or have qualifications or experience that the faculty considers to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above. Additional Application Requirements: All applicants must submit a Master in Counselling Professional Referee Report Form which can be found at www.education.monash.edu/students/prospective/howtoapply/postgraduate.html Advanced standing: Credit may be granted for the first two units of this programme whereby students may achieve the Masters Degree by completing four units in one year. Students applying for advanced standing must demonstrate the equivalent of an approved 4th year qualification completed at Monash University or at another tertiary Institution, including overseas universities. Advanced standing may also be granted for nonacademic work. Applicants who meet the minimum entry requirements and who can provide evidence of a minimum of two years full-time relevant work experience will be granted credit for the first two units. English language requirements: See the English Language Requirements web page Special application requirements All applicants must submit a Master in Counselling Professional Referee Report Form. For further information please visit the How to apply for a Postgraduate course webpage. Graduates work in a variety of fields including careers counselling, education, child and family services, child protection services, child psychology, health policy, counselling, family counselling, health services management, and rehabilitation counselling. The Master in Counselling is a recognised training course of the Australia Counselling Association (ACA).