Postgraduate course
Graduate Certificate in Counselling
Excelsia University College
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About
The Graduate Certificate in Counselling is ideal for those wanting to explore counselling as a new career or vocation direction. Completion of this course offers valuable time to assess whether your interest in counselling merits further study.
Students will develop a clear appreciation of the rewards and challenges associated with a career as a professional counsellor, acquiring core counselling skills, an understanding of counselling ethics and an appreciation for how relational dynamics function in personal and professional settings. The course may also be of interest to those in related professions whose occupations include an incidental counselling component (e.g. education, ministry, nursing, mental health, occupational therapy, pastoral work, policing, paramedics etc), providing an opportunity for them to improve or extend their current relational skill set by learning how to counsel and support others more effectively.
This counselling short course is also helpful for those without prior undergraduate studies who are interested in counselling and would like to determine if they can manage postgraduate level studies.
Students may also use the Graduate Certificate to proceed into the Graduate Diploma of Counselling and/or the Master of Counselling. Units completed in the Graduate Certificate in Counselling comprise 50 per cent of the Graduate Diploma of Counselling and 25 per cent of the Master of Counselling.
Areas of study include counselling theories and models, development and diversity, ethical issues, mental health, professional practice, relational dynamics, research methods.
As the Graduate Certificate is nested within the Master of Counselling, there are options to advance to the Graduate Diploma and Master’s level, subject to satisfactory academic progression. The Graduate Certificate in Counselling also provides an optional exit award from the Master of Counselling Program.
Admission criteria
Applicants may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Counselling if they have previously successfully completed a relevant:
- bachelor degree or
- bachelor honours degree
'Relevant' means a degree that includes subjects such as psychology, social work and education where you studied human motivation and behaviour. '‘Non-relevant' means degrees that are science based (not including psychology), where you have not studied human motivation and behaviour.
Applicants with non-relevant degrees will be considered on the basis of their work and life experience.
Applicants with work and life experience
Applicants without undergraduate qualifications can apply for admission via the work and life experience pathway which may consider other forms of study completed in the higher education and vocational sectors, volunteer activities, contribution to church life, professional development relevant to counselling. For more information visit the Future Students information page.
Fees and charges
^ Fee listed is the indicative annual course cost for 2024 and is subject to annual review. Students studying at Excelsia may also be eligible for FEE-HELP.
Further information
Read the full course details on the Excelsia College website.
Call 02 9819 8888.
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