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- Ideal for those who can see the value of developing advanced knowledge and skills in counselling and effective professional supervision.
- Take an applied, transformational and experiential focus to your studies, with an emphasis on solution-focused and narrative therapies, family therapy, group work and supervision.
- Gain practical experience in QUT's Psychology and Counselling Clinic.
- Engage in externships with partner organisations in real-world industry settings.
Highlights
- Ideal for those who can see the value of developing advanced knowledge and skills in counselling and effective professional supervision.
- Allows professionals from a variety of professional settings to develop skills in counselling.
- Take an applied, transformational and experiential focus to your studies, with an emphasis on solution-focused and narrative therapies, family therapy, group work and supervision.
- This course is accredited by the Australian Counselling Association.
- Gain practical experience in QUT's Psychology and Counselling Clinic.
Why choose this course?
The Master of Counselling gives you the opportunity to develop a personalised, integrative and values driven framework for counselling practice, drawing on diverse therapeutic approaches, grounded in principles of social justice and inclusion.
This course is ideal for professionals from a variety of backgrounds who are interested in the integration of competency-based counselling approaches, relational neuroscience, and trauma sensitive practice.
Real-world learning
Operating out of QUT Health Clinics at the Kelvin Grove campus, the Psychology and Counselling Clinic provides professional psychology, family therapy, and counselling services for the community.
This clinic offers training experiences for our postgraduate students using a collaborative, team based, live supervision model.
Students will also have the opportunity to engage in externships with partner organisations in real world industry settings.
Explore this course
This course offers 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 diverse professional backgrounds including nursing, education, community arts, justice, human services, and other allied health backgrounds.
During this program you will learn a range of approaches and techniques underpinned by a collaborative constructionist philosophy that can be applied in partnership with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Throughout the course participants will articulate and reflect upon their evolving framework of counselling practice and apply counselling processes intentionally to support the wellbeing of clients in diverse contexts.
This is a practice-based program that includes supervised clinical practice in both the Psychology and Counselling Clinic and industry contexts.
Flexible delivery
This course is offered on a full-time basis over two years, or a part-time basis over three or four years with classes held in the evenings and as intensives.
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.
Work Integrated Learning
During this course you will be required to complete a minimum of 200 hours of professional work experience, including a minimum of 60 hours of supervised counselling practice.
Throughout your clinic and work experience you will receive a minimum of 50 hours of group and/or individual supervision.
Careers and outcomes
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.
Professional recognition
This course is accredited by the Australian Counselling Association.
Possible careers
- Child and family counsellor
- Counsellor
- Health researcher
- Human services practitioner
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.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: $19,300 per year full-time (72 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $27,000 per year full-time (72 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $17,900 per year full-time (72 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $25,000 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
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