Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre

Bachelor of Counselling
225131
Health and Recreation
Learn how to empower others with the self-understanding to make changes in their life and accomplish their goals. You’ll gain the theoretical knowledge and applied skills to register and practice as a professional counsellor. You’ […]
Full time Part time
Course Fee
CSP/$13500 (1st year contribution)
Start Date
Griffith University - Brisbane South (Nathan/Mt Gravatt)
Course outline

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. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Counselling at GU.

Combined diploma/degrees

Refer to entry under Griffith University for D Psychological Science/B Counselling. Refer to entry under Griffith College for: D Social and Psychological Science/B Counselling.

Fee notes

This an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to http://www.griffith.edu.au/students/enrolment-timetables-fees/paying-your-fees.

Other requirements

Students are required to undertake three placements. For further information, visit the Griffith University website.

Admissions Criteria

For minimum age requirements please visit Institution minimum age requirements

Prerequisites

Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.

Additional entry requirements

Griffith VET Guarantee and the Year 12 Early Offer Guarantee apply to this program. For more information visit griffith.edu.au/guaranteed-admission.

Assumed knowledge

Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3&4, C).

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2024
ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2024

For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

82.05

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

90.05

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

78.10

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

84.10

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

60.65

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

68.65

Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2024

For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

8

Percentage of all students

42.1%

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

0

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

5

Percentage of all students

26.3%

Number of students

0

Percentage of all students

0.0%

All students

Number of students

19

Percentage of all students

100%

Notes

* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5

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.

Membership

This program is accredited by the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). After completing this degree, you will be eligible for membership of PACFA and the ACA and can also register as a counsellor with the Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (ARCAP).

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