Course results for Postgraduate Psychology & mental health Degrees

Build your expertise in mental health counselling

Dive deeper into mental health support for the Australian population. You’ll explore major counselling theories and think about your own practice framework. Build your client management skills. Examine topics including privacy and child protection. 

Build your expertise in family counselling

Support young people and families through change and difficult times. You’ll study major counselling theories and think about your own practice framework. Build your client management skills. Explore child abuse prevention and intervention.

Build your knowledge of a range of counselling areas

This accredited and flexible counselling course shapes your career and opens doors to further study. You’ll study core counselling topics and choose specialisations that match your goals. Options include alcohol, drug, family, and youth counselling.

Make a real impact through alcohol and drug counselling

Support people struggling with substance abuse and addiction. You’ll study major counselling theories and think about your own practice framework. Build your client management skills. Look beyond treatment with your insight into relapse prevention.

Extend your care for patients with mental illness

Build on your practice and studies to progress your career in mental health environments. Adopt contemporary strategies to communicate with patients. Respond to their needs with your advanced knowledge of psychiatric treatments and care options.

Help people navigate life's challenges

Study the fundamentals of counselling before diving into specialty topics such as relationship, substance use and rehabilitation therapies. Hone your practical skills so that you can work in a variety of social work and community care professions.

A key step on the pathway to becoming a psychologist

Work towards registration as a practising psychologist. You’ll hone your research skills, including data analysis and literature reviews. Study counselling theory and therapeutic approaches. Explore ethics and professional issues.

A deeper understanding of human nature

Change the course of your career with this postgraduate psychology qualification. You’ll study the fundamentals of psychology and statistics. Explore how people think and investigate abnormal behaviour. Work in mental health, counselling, and more.

A psychology qualification that unlocks multiple career pathways

After studying how people behave and think, you’ll be able to pursue employment pathways including communications, marketing, HR, and mental health. Explore psychological perspectives with practicing industry professionals and RMIT’s expert academics.