Bachelor of Counselling
Bachelor of Counselling
Ah, humans. Complex beings, just waiting for you to better understand them. In this mind-opening course, you’ll learn about human development – from children to adolescents, to adulthood, and finally the experience of older age, illness and death. And we promise you’ll learn a lot about yourself along the way…..
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Ah, humans. Complex beings, just waiting for you to better understand them.
In this mind-opening course, you’ll learn about human development – from children to adolescents, to adulthood, and finally the experience of older age, illness and death.
And we promise you’ll learn a lot about yourself along the way..
The clinical knowledge, diverse expertise and experience of our academic staff will help you develop the foundational skills, to use this knowledge in the future should you pursue postgraduate studies in counselling and psychotherapy.
There’s also a lot of flexibility in the course that allows you to tailor your study to areas of interest by choosing from a wide range of majors, minors and electives.
Majors you can study in this course
One or more of the majors in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course.
Family and Child Support
Professional Youth Work
Course learning outcomes
Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical foundational counselling issues.
Think critically to analyse, interpret and critically evaluate psychodynamic, humanistic and systemic counselling theoretical frameworks.
Think creatively to anticipate complexities and generate counselling solutions to work with individuals, groups, couples and families, older adults, children and adolescents at an entry level professional role.
Use digital technologies and counselling theoretical frameworks to access and evaluate relevant information from multiple sources.
Communicate professional counselling knowledge and contemporary ideas of therapeutic practice clearly, coherently and with independence.
Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural and human diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through professional self-conduct and use of appropriate counselling and psychotherapy methods.
Demonstrate autonomy, accountability, and judgement for own learning and scholarship and/or professional practice.
Career Opportunities
This course prepares you for a range of entry-level human services positions requiring counselling in both family and community services and in youth work. Your career options will vary depending on what subjects you choose to major in, as well as the electives you do. Entry level positions are also available in youth welfare services, including homeless support services, youth health, youth advice, advocacy and support programs. Employers of youth work graduates include Local, State and Federal Government, national charities and local community organisations.
Possible future job titles
Entry-Level Counsellor, Client Liaison, Community Worker, Family Welfare Officer, Human Service Worker, Mental Health Worker, Pastoral Roles
REQUIREMENTS
There are various ways to meet our admission requirements, such as:
Secondary school results
Successful completion of one year of tertiary study from a recognised institution
Completed Diploma program from a recognised institution
English competency requirements:
IELTS Academic: An overall band minimum score of 6.0, with no individual band less than 6.0. (Results are typically valid for 2 years and online tests are not acceptable.)
TOEFL iBT: 70 (no individual score less than 17)
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT): Minimum score of 550, including Test of Written English of 5 or better. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years.)
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: 52, with no scores less than 50. (Results are typically valid for only two years.)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a large, multi-campus institution serving communities in Western Australia and internationally.ECU was awarded university status in 1991, but despite its relative youth, the University has a proud history of more than a century of service to education in Western Australia and is recognised for its teaching and learning, excellence in research, and partnerships with the community.We have more than 23,300 students, including around 18,500 undergraduates and 4,800 postgraduates. Approximately 3,600 international students attend the University, originating from 104 countries.We are a progressive University with courses developed through ongoing industry input, and employing lecturers who engage fully with their students. We’re a university that knows while knowledge is important, understanding comes from experience –experience that enables you to adapt what you’ve learned to whatever opportunities come your way. Because that’s when you do more than just survive in this world. You thrive in it.
