Diploma of Counselling
Diploma of Counselling
Shape your career path. Our Diploma of Counselling is an excellent first step if you are seeking a rewarding and interesting career, want to increase your current qualifications or simply have an interest in psychology, social work and counselling. You will be provided with a range of skills and knowledge…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Shape your career path. Our Diploma of Counselling is an excellent first step if you are seeking a rewarding and interesting career, want to increase your current qualifications or simply have an interest in psychology, social work and counselling.
You will be provided with a range of skills and knowledge including communication skills, an introduction to psychology and cultural intelligence. Our Diploma of Counselling will also prepare you with the necessary knowledge and skills required for progression into the APAC approved Bachelor of Psychological Science, however the Diploma is not itself an APAC approved course.
What will I study?
Our Diploma in Counselling is a one-year full time or two-years part time course comprising 80 credit points (8 units). Offered in internal or external mode units include introductions to Psychology, Health Promotion, and Human Services, Counselling Theory and Micro Skills, the Dynamics of Group Work and Counselling/Interventions in Alcohol and Other Drugs.
REQUIREMENTS
Admission requirements are met by one of the following:
Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60.
Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate III level or higher.
Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma.
Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications.
English language requirements
To gain entry into Charles Darwin University, all Higher Education applicants must satisfy the University’s English Language Proficiency Requirements for their chosen course of study. International applicants will be required to supply evidence of this at the time of application.
CDU English for Academic Purposes 3 (ZEAP30): Successful completion of EAP003 English for Academic Purposes 3
IELTS: A minimum overall score of 6.0 with no band less than 6.0.
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): A minimum overall score of 169, with no skill below 169.
Common European Framework Certificate of English Proficiency: A minimum overall grade of B2.
Pearson Test of English (PTE): minimum overall score of 50 with no score lower than 50.
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT): minimum overall score of 60 and a minimum writing score of 21.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Charles Darwin University (CDU) is a truly unique institution, headquartered in the Northern Territory and spanning the whole country with delivery sites in cities like Brisbane, Darwin, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney and regional hubs such as Alice Springs, Katherine and Palmerston. The university’s multi-campus, virtual and online expertise, course profiles, delivery methods, research activities and operation, result from a commitment to the regions in which it operates. At CDU, international students will benefit from the university’s relatively smaller class sizes and a low student-to-teacher ratio that is in the range of one teacher to every 15-20 students. International students have 11 campuses and centres located around Australia where they could be studying, from tropical Darwin, the outback of Alice Springs or in one of Australia’s more famous cities, Sydney. CDU is ranked number four among Australian universities for undergraduate employment outcomes.
