Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy

Masters (Coursework)

Counsellors work holistically to facilitate change in clients' emotional, mental, and relational difficulties. Counselling is a rewarding career choice for students who want to pursue personal growth and collaboratively transform the lives of others.

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

2 years full-time

Course Code

3CM146, 091225G

Intake Months

Feb

International Fees

$43,000 per year / $86,000 total

About this course

Strengthening mental health

Counsellors work holistically to facilitate change in clients' emotional, mental, and relational difficulties. Counselling is a rewarding career choice for students who want to pursue personal growth and collaboratively transform the lives of others.

Study locations

North Terrace

North Terrace Campus

What you will learn

Our Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy supports the development of ethically aware, research-informed and clinically effective counsellors. You will:

learn from academics with extensive professional counselling experience
build hands-on skills through experiential learning
benefit from case-based learning
gain a core understanding of counselling theories, grief, attachment theory, trauma, and ethical practice
develop skills in a range of therapies including CBT, Narrative Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Expressive Therapies

From second year you'll begin tailoring your studies to your personal interests, eventually choosing between a clinical or research pathway.

Career pathways

Graduates obtain employment across a wide range of mental health and community services. You could support young people in your community through counselling and programs in schools or youth work. Perhaps you'll be a relationship or return-to-work counsellor. You may be employed in AOD counselling, a hospital setting, or aged care.

Our clinical pathway graduates can register as a provisional member with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia or as a level 2 member with the Australian Counselling Association. After further clinical experience, graduates are eligible to apply for full registration.

Note:
This degree is only available in blended mode and on-campus attendance is required. If you are a continuing student in the degree and are unable to attend campus, please contact your program coordinator for program advice.

16% industry growth predicted by 2025^
Learn from experienced counsellors
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Course structure

The first year of the program follows the structure of the Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy

To qualify for second year, students will need to have met the requirements for the Graduate Diploma (which requires a satisfactory completion of a program of study consisting of 7 core courses to the value of 21 units and closed electives to the value of 3 units).

The Second Year of the Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy starts during the Summer School period (January - February). As part of this second year, student's will choose the Clinical Pathway or the Research pathway. Students who choose the Clinical pathway will undertake counseling placements while students who choose the research pathway will complete a dissertation. The indicative study plans below show what courses are to be completed for both options.

An elective in the Second Year of the Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy is offered during the Winter School period (June - July).

As part of the accreditation for our Masters program with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA), students are required to attend all classes/seminars.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Psychology courses at University of Adelaide.

90.3%

Employed full-time

Data source