Bachelor of Counselling
The University of Notre Dame Australia
CRICOS provider number: 01032F TEQSA provider ID: PRV12170
Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
The Bachelor of Counselling provides professional training and personal development for those students who seek to work as accredited counsellors. Combining evidence-based learning, professional skills development and a supervised, industry placement, the Bachelor of Counselling focuses on the development of the human person through the lifespan. The inclusion of the developmental, psychosocial, personal, and spiritual aspects of living allow students to explore life stages and transitions.
A range of counselling theories and approaches provide the theoretical framework upon which students can develop their counselling skills and their ability to reflect on and learn from their own experiences.
Notre Dame’s Bachelor of Counselling is professionally accredited by the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.
Areas of study
Counselling adolescents, Counselling children, counselling couples and families, grief and loss counselling, theories and approaches to counselling, trauma and addiction counselling.
Career opportunities
Youth work, drug and alcohol counselling, family counselling.
Professional recognition
Accredited by the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation Australia (PACFA).
Practical experience
A minimum of 128 hours on practicum placement.
Fees and charges
Refer to Notre Dame current fee information.
Essential requirements for admission
All applicants must complete a Statement of Purpose that demonstrates they have the attributes and suitability requirements to undertake counselling, as required by the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia and the Australian Counselling Association.
All applicants must complete Notre Dame's Individual Factors Form and upload it to their UAC application.
Admission criteria
Refer to Notre Dame general admission criteria.
Further information
View all details of this course on the University of Notre Dame website.
ATAR profile
ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2021)
2022 data not yet provided by the institution.
Use all ATAR profile data as a guide only; it provides a broad overview of the ATARs and selection ranks of previous Year 12 students admitted into that course. ATARs and selection ranks required for entry in 2020 may be different. If you are unsure about including a course among your preferences, contact the relevant institution.
- This ATAR profile table is in line with Commonwealth Government transparency requirements. It is based on offers to recent school leavers (ie completed Year 12 in the last 2 years) who were selected solely or partly on their ATAR. Note that some institutions further differentiate this information on their websites.
- The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
- The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors.
Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
Student profile
Course updates
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