Master of Education (School Guidance and Counselling)

The course is designed to build on your existing knowledge and professional experience to deepen your understanding school guidance and counselling theory research and practice.

You can study on campus or online. This program includes online intensive sessions held before semester begins and require your attendance during the Queensland school holidays.

This course includes a practicum unit to provide the opportunity for you to apply your learnings under the supervision of guidance practitioners in schools.

Guidance Officers or Guidance Counsellors provide an array of specialised services to school communities. They lead and implement a comprehensive student support and wellbeing agenda within schools by working with students school personnel families and child/adolescent support specialists and organisations. Their work can include:

• counselling for educational behavioural vocational personal social family and mental health and wellbeing issues
• psychoeducational assessment
• leading verification and education adjustment processes to support students with identified impairments
• career development and advice for students
• student case management
• leadership and support in responding to complex and challenging circumstances including student protection matters critical incidents mental health issues and suicide prevention and postvention support.

The Master of Education (School Guidance and Counselling) is approved by the Australian Counselling Association. Graduates are eligible to join the Australian Counselling Association.

The study area is also recognised by Education Queensland Catholic Education and Independent Schools as a guidance officer qualification in Queensland schools. Please consult other states' registering authorities if you are seeking employment outside of Queensland.

You can exit the course with a Graduate Certificate in Education following completion of any four masters units.

To graduate with a Master of Education you are required to complete 144 credit points of course units.

If you have an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level 8 qualification in the field of education (honours degree graduate certificate graduate diploma or higher) or a completed recognised bachelor degree in the field of education plus a minimum of 2 years full-time (or equivalent) relevant work experience in Education you can be awarded advanced standing for up to 36 credit points of option units.

To graduate with a Master of Education you are required to complete 144 credit points of course units.

If you have an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level 8 qualification in the field of education (honours degree graduate certificate graduate diploma or higher) or a completed recognised bachelor degree in the field of education plus a minimum of 2 years full-time (or equivalent) relevant work experience in Education you can be awarded advanced standing for up to 36 credit points of option units.