Counselling

Master of Counselling

Studying UQ’s Master of Counselling gives you the accreditation and practical skills you need to become a professional counsellor.

The School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work and the School of Psychology offer a Master of Counselling to provide graduate students with an in-depth knowledge base and the practical skills of professional counselling.

What is Counselling?

Many people working within the human service professions (social workers, psychologists, medical practitioners, nurses, educators, the clergy, physical therapists, and others) consider counselling to be an important part of the work that they do. In addition, the number of full-time, professional counsellors is increasing. Counsellors are employed in many areas such as non-government organisations, government services, schools, general practice and community health settings as well as in private practice.

About the program

By enrolling in UQ’s Master of Counselling program you will gain in-depth knowledge, skills and competencies for professional practice in counselling.

It is our aim to ensure that you will be trained at the highest quality and competence level. We also seek to promote the professional status, identity, and visibility of counsellors within our community and support the ongoing professional and personal growth and development of our counselling graduates.

You will be exposed to a rich blend of content and experience as our program is jointly run by UQ’s School of Psychology and the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work. The cooperation of these two Schools allows us to call on the expertise and knowledge of both disciplines.

Our program is accredited by the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). As such, the program upholds counselling practices that adhere to professional codes of ethics and standards of practice of the professional associations in Australia.

Submitting an application online

To apply for the Master of Counselling program, please submit your application through the UQ website as outlined on the UQ Study page. A complete application must include the following:

• Certified copies of your Academic Transcript and Award Testamur for your undergraduate program in social and behavioural sciences (certified by a Justice of the Peace or Commissioners for Declarations).
• An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae.
• A completed Personal Statement form (PDF, 130.1 KB).
• International applicants must provide evidence of English Language Proficiency (IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, or CES English proficiency test results).

Video Assessment
As part of the application process, you are required to submit a video interview to support your application. Details of this assessment will be emailed to your preferred email address once your completed application has been submitted online via the UQ application portal. After gaining access to the video submission point in Blackboard (Learn.UQ), you will have 7 days to complete and upload your video.