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Swinburne University of Technology

  • 23% international / 77% domestic

Master of Counselling

  • Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Counselling provides students with a range of counselling skills that can be applied across work settings, client types and cultural groups. Students specialise in human services counselling, couple counselling or forensic counselling.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
3 years full-time
Course Code
MA-COU
Study Mode
In person

About this course

The Master of Counselling provides students with a range of counselling skills that can be applied across work settings, client types and cultural groups. Students specialise in human services counselling, couple counselling or forensic counselling. The course is designed to meet the needs of those employed in the human services sector (such as mental health, general health care, education, law and mediation, justice and welfare, and public service fields) or those who have an interest in the specialist fields of couple counselling or forensic counselling. Each stream includes placements in industry. Placements are tailored specifically to students’ level of experience, interests and availability. community, counselling, couple, forensic, nursing, pastoral care, social work, teaching

Study locations

Hawthorn

Career pathways

Professional Recognition:
This course is accredited by the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).
Career Opportunities:
Graduates may work in a range of professional settings, including community and mental health, private practice, social work, grief counselling, pastoral care and mediation.


Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Psychology courses at Swinburne University of Technology.
92.7%
Overall satisfaction
73.2%
Skill scale
68.3%
Teaching scale
81%
Employed full-time
$85.6k
Average salary