Bachelor of Counselling

Griffith University

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About

You’ll gain the theoretical knowledge and applied skills to register and practice as a professional counsellor. You’ll be ready to work in a broad range of counselling organisations, supporting people to resolve their personal, work or relationship problems. Working in counselling involves guiding and empowering people to develop self-understanding and make changes in their lives in order to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals. You’ll gain counselling skills and advanced theoretical knowledge by completing courses in counselling theory and practice, therapeutic interventions, group facilitation, career counselling, social and cultural psychology, lifespan development, simulated placement and ethics for counselling.

Areas of study

Counselling.

Career opportunities

You’ll be qualified to work in general counselling, as well as areas such as alcohol and other drugs counselling, youth, family and relationship counselling, or as a correctional counsellor, grief counsellor, and telephone and crisis support counsellor.

Professional recognition

Australian Counselling Association (ACA); Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). After completing this degree, you will be eligible to register as a counsellor with the Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (ARCAP).

Practical experience

Students are required to undertake three placements.

Fees and charges

Refer to Griffith University current fee information.

Admission criteria

Applicants with recent secondary education

Assumed knowledge: Any two units of English (Band 3).

Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study

Griffith VET Guarantee applies to this program.

All applicants

Refer to Griffith University general admission criteria.

Further information

View all details of this course on the Griffith University website.

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ATAR profile

ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2024)

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 2025 may be different. If you are unsure about including a course among your preferences, contact the relevant institution.

Notes and Abbreviations

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

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