Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling
Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling
The Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling is Cairnmillar’s brand new, APAC-accredited double major undergraduate degree, which provides an immersive learning experience to get you workplace-ready faster. The program’s curriculum focuses solely on mental health, which means you won’t need to study units that are not relevant to your future career….
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling is Cairnmillar’s brand new, APAC-accredited double major undergraduate degree, which provides an immersive learning experience to get you workplace-ready faster.
The program’s curriculum focuses solely on mental health, which means you won’t need to study units that are not relevant to your future career.
You will be eligible to work as a counsellor after the successful completion of your first three years of study and/or apply for postgraduate study in psychology, putting you on the pathway to becoming a registered psychologist.
Both counselling and psychology are evidence-informed, relational disciplines. The Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling at Cairnmillar provides a unique synthesis of the science-practitioner and reflective-practitioner models. The course develops the skills, knowledge and personal capacities required for critically reflective, ethically aware professional practice. The course takes a trauma-informed, person-centred perspective.
Students will explore counselling and psychological theories, human development across the lifespan, social psychology and foundational principles in cognition and neuroscience. Skills in assessment, intervention and treatment planning will be developed. The curriculum allows students to explore the fields of health psychology, organisational behaviour, and group facilitation skills. Students will also undertake a counselling placement in their final year, including at least 40 hours of direct experience with clients.
All teaching staff are experienced practitioners and researchers committed to advancing psychology and counselling through their work and their interaction with students.
What does this course offer you?
Pathway into a Psychology fourth year honours program.
Pathway to registration as a counsellor, pending accreditation with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia – PACFA.
40 hours of direct counselling experience, with real-world experience in industry placements.
Robust placement program – four internal clinics and excellent links with industry partners and further employment.
High quality teaching and learning experiences.
Full Time or part time study options.
Competitive unit prices.
Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling graduates will develop a broad range of skills that prepare graduates for employment in:
Administration
Advertising
Business
Community services (e.g., child protection)
Counselling
Government and policy development
Human rights and advocacy
Media
Public relations
Publishing
Research
And many more!
REQUIREMENTS
Mature aged applicants (21 years of age or older) who do not have an ATAR must demonstrate the capacity for successful study at Bachelor level (AQF 7) in their application via completion of year 12 (or equivalent study of year 12 secondary education) or appropriate work experience and as part of the application process, complete short answer questions.
International students, who do not otherwise meet the AHPRA English standards, are also required to undertake The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum score of 7.0 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking) of the IELTS test, and a minimum overall band score of 7.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Cairnmillar Institute is one of Australia’s oldest schools of psychotherapy based out of two locations in Victoria- Camberwell and Melbourne. Some of the study options on offer include the Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology); the Master of Professional Psychology; the Graduate Diploma of Psychology; the Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy; and the Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology). In recent years, the Institute has welcomed international students from Turkey, Romania, England, Bhutan, Israel, India, Sri Lanka, Columbia, and Kenya.
