Torrens University Australia

Master of Counselling

Nationally Recognised Higher Education

The Master of Counselling provides a postgraduate qualification that builds upon existing knowledge of interpersonal communication. It delivers key information about the importance of personal and professional self-care, trauma-informed practice and the use of telehealth services. This qualification has been designed to prepare you for a professional career in counselling, to improve current practice, or to take counselling theory into real-world settings.

A counselling master's is the highest level of counselling training available in Australia and provides a holistic environment for you to gain hands-on experience, practising your counselling skills in a professional and supervised setting. You will be equipped with a wide range of skills to enable further lifelong learning, support continued resilience and set professional boundaries to facilitate effective interpersonal communication across business, community, education and well-being settings. Work placement during your course will allow you to put your skills into practice and complement your theoretical learning.

Delivery mode

Torrens University Australia offers this course through the following delivery modes:

Online

Set your own study schedule and balance study with your other commitments.

Entry requirements

Domestic Students

  • There are no mandated entry requirements.

Before you begin your application to study as a domestic student, check that you meet the requirements listed below.

  • AQF Level 7 (Bachelor degree) or above in a relevant discipline; OR
  • A Bachelor's degree and complete the Torrens Work Life entry form demonstrating your interest in and suitability to gain entry to the course.
Additional requirements may apply.

Course fees

Estimated Fee* $33,012 $0 Fees are based on full-time study.

For more information about this course and payment options please enquire now.

Study mode Online
Duration 18 Months
Estimated fee* $33,012 $0

Career opportunities

The Master of Counselling will prepare you for the following roles.

About Torrens University Australia

Our students ranked Torrens University seventh in Australia for Teaching Quality in 2022’s Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Student Experience Survey. In the same QILT survey, postgraduate students ranked us sixth for Overall Quality of Educational Experience.

We’ve also been awarded a range of industry-specific awards that celebrate our world-class university education.

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