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Master of Counselling (Advanced Practice)

PostgraduateUSQ-CAP-MAS2024

Course information for 2024 intake

Advanced counselling knowledge for registered professionals

Dive straight into researching counselling topics that matter to you and your career. Develop your expertise in areas including mental health, drug, family, and youth counselling. Diversify your practice. Open pathways to doctoral studies.

Study method
Online & on-campus
Assessments
100% online
Credit available
Yes
Duration
2 years full time or part time equivalent
Total subjects
16

Indicative total fee

$49,120

Fee details

Available loans
Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)

Master of Counselling (Advanced Practice)

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Career opportunities

Allows helping professionals to develop or expand their counselling expertise in specialty areas of their choosing, and may provide an opportunity to progress into doctoral studies.

Professional recognition

The Master of Counselling (Advanced Practice) is recognised by the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) as meeting their bridging requirements to meet Level 3 membership under certain conditions. These include, if the graduate is a Level 2 ACA Member; or if the graduate is not a current member but has an ACA-accredited bachelor qualification; or if the graduate is not a current member but holds an ACA-accredited graduate diploma and has evidence of one year’s post-qualification supervised practice, and a post-qualification minimum of 50 hours of supervision.

Australian job snapshots

Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.

RoleEarnings Employment change
Careers Counsellors$75K to $93K

N/A^

Counsellors$75K to $93K Up 12.6%
Health and Welfare Services ManagersOver $120K Up 56.6%
Social Workers$75K to $93K Up 29.8%
^ There is no data available

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