Our courses information
Our courses offer the right balance of practical knowledge and academic excellence and a wide range of study options.
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- Location:
Joondalup
Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
3 years part-time - Faculty:
Computing, Health and Science - School:
Psychology and Social Science - Code:
I92
Master of Social Science (Counselling and Psychotherapy)
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The course is available in coursework or coursework plus research project mode. The Master of Social Science (Counselling and Psychotherapy) consists of 180 credit points (185 credit points if the Coursework and Research Project option is selected for Stage 2).
Suitably qualified and experienced students may replace one of the coursework units and the two fieldwork placement units with a research project related to an aspect of clinical practice.
The Master of Social Science (Counselling and Psychotherapy) is also offered in Singapore in collaboration with the Academy of Human Development (currently in teach out).
Enrolment in individual units is restricted to students formally admitted to the counselling programme.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | |||
| COU5102 | Developmental and Social Issues in Counselling | 15 | |
| COU5110 | Advanced Counselling Skills | 15 | |
| COU5120 | Theories of Counselling | 15 | |
| COU5210 | Personal Issues in Counselling | 15 | |
| COU5321 | Clinical Practice 1 | 15 | |
| COU5303 | Couples and Family Therapy | 15 | |
| COU6402 | Couples and Family Therapy: Theories and Interventions | 15 | |
| COU6423 | Clinical Practice 2 | 15 | |
| Choose either Coursework mode or Coursework and Research Project mode for Stage 2 | |||
| Stage 2 (Coursework mode) | |||
| COU6322 | Group Dynamics: Theory and Skills | 15 | |
| COU6410 | Research and Evaluation Methods in Counselling | 15 | |
| COU6424 | Field Placement 1 | 15 | |
| COU6425 | Field Placement 2 | 15 | |
| Stage 2 (Coursework and Research Project mode) | |||
| COU6228 | Counselling Research Project | 20 | |
| COU6229 | Counselling Research Project Report | 15 | |
| COU6410 | Research and Evaluation Methods in Counselling | 15 | |
| COU6427 | Counselling Research: Project Preparation | 15 | |