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Australia, Victoria
Type: University
Location Type: Semi-Urban
Founded: 1974
Total Students: 60,000 +
Int. Students: 10,250 +
Main Campus Address
221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
More than 43% of Australians aged 16 to 85 have experienced a mental health challenge throughout their life*. With growing demand for counselling services, our Master of Counselling will help you build the advanced analytical and communication skills needed to support individuals, couples, and groups through mild to moderate mental health and developmental challenges.
Want to take the next step in your career and help people improve their mental wellbeing?
Whether you are from a counselling background or a related field like teaching, healthcare, or social work, the Master of Counselling will equip you with the skills to connect with and compassionately support your clients. You will graduate with 200 hours of practical experience, preparing you to provide personalised support to clients tailored to their unique circumstances. Through practical learning opportunities, you will learn how to apply complex counselling theories to identify and address emotional issues, using cognitive behaviour therapy, emotion-focused therapy, and other talking therapies.
Your learning will be shaped by our School of Psychology’s cutting-edge research, rated as well-above world standard^. You will critically explore contemporary research in the field, as well as a diverse range of specialist counselling topics including trauma, grief, sex and sexuality, relationship counselling, group counselling, and forensic counselling. In addition to working with clients face-to-face, you will learn how to provide support via video call, telephone, and through other digital communication tools, which are each becoming increasingly important in modern counselling practice.
As a Master of Counselling graduate, you will demonstrate specialist knowledge of counselling roles, as well a practical understanding of skills, theory, interventions, and ethics across the lifespan to a variety of audiences. This includes:
Complement your theoretical learning with 240 hours of valuable placement experience, where you will engage with clients of diverse backgrounds and age groups. Enabling you to further enhance your skills in building rapport with clients and providing personalised support through assessment and intervention strategies. Your placement hours will include autonomous direct client contact, non-contact activities, supervised training, as well as collaboration with other mental health professionals, preparing you to work in supervisory, leadership, and managerial roles.
Master's Degree
2 Days
Full-Time
24 Months
10
Intake Month/Year | Intake Status | |
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mar 2024 | Closed | |
mar 2025 | Open | |
jul 2024 | Closed | |
jul 2025 | Open |
*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change
*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Check program website for more information about funding options.
Students who complete the Deakin College Foundation program and enrol directly into a Deakin University degree will be eligible for the new Deakin College Foundation Pathway Scholarship.
Important dates | Benefits |
Commencing T1 2025 until December 2027 | 10% off the Bachelor degree tuition fees if the graduating Foundation student achieves a grade between 60-65% |
15% off the Bachelor degree tuition fees if the graduating Foundation student achieves a grade of 65%+ | |
Eligibility criteria | |
The bursary is open to all international students. The bursary can not be held in conjunction with any other Deakin scholarship. |
Deakin University offers a wide range of scholarships and bursaries to assist students from India to support their tuition fees for on-shore studies in Australia.
Deakin University offers a bursary of 20% and a scholarship of 25% based on academic merit as outlined in the table below. They are offered upon the total indicative tuition fee stated on your offer letter, available for the normal duration of the course.
SCHOLARSHIPS/BURSARIES | BOARD/DEGREE/LEVEL | ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS | |
UG COURSES | PG COURSES | ||
Deakin India Bursary 20% Tuition Fee Waiver | CBSE/ICSE/State Board | 70 to 79.9% | - |
GCSE/A Level | 8 to 9.9 | - | |
IB Diploma | 27 to 31.9 | - | |
Bachelor Degree | - | 55% to 74.9% | |
Deakin India Merit Scholarship 25% Tuition Fee Waiver |
CBSE/ICSE/State Board | 80% & above | - |
GCSE/A Level | 10 & above | - | |
IB Diploma | 32 & above | - | |
Bachelor Degree | - | 75% & above |
This scholarship is conditional on acceptance of terms and conditions, which will be specified in the acceptance form.
The bursaries and scholarships are
Students who have completed their studies in Australia can apply for a Post Study Work Permit or a Temporary Graduate Visa (subclass 485) to continue working in Australia post the completion of their study programs. As an international student, one can apply for the visa but not later than six months after completing your course. But to be eligible, you must meet the Australian Study Requirements, which include a minimum of 16 months of stay in Australia and a completing 92 weeks of a course registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).
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