Graduate Diploma in Counselling

Program of Study

Major - Counselling

• HSCS333 and HSCS338 removed.

Major - Counselling Placement Pathway:

• Listed Units:
  • HSCS550 removed.

Advanced Standing

Rule B Advanced Standing:

24cps of specified advanced standing has been reduced to 12cps and HSCS533 and HSCS538 have become Core units under Rule B (previously part of the 24cps of specified credit).

Offerings

Trimester 3 offering added.

Note change to program of study.

Note changes to majors.

Note changes to advanced standing.

Note changes to offerings.

Program of Study

• HSCS441 has clinical field placement requirements

Note change to placement requirement

Advanced Standing

There has been a change to the Advanced Standing for the Graduate Diploma in Counselling.

• Candidates admitted under Rule (a) and (e) are referred to the University Policy on Advanced Standing.
• Candidates admitted under Rule (b) shall be granted 24 credit points of Specified Advanced Standing based on their admission to candidature for units HSCS333, HSCS338, HSCS435 and HSCS452.
• Candidates admitted under Rule (c) will be granted 24 credit points of Specified Advanced Standing for the Mental Health Practice Pathway based on their admission to candidature for units HLTH421, HLTH422, HLTH423 and HLTH424.
• Candidates admitted under Rule (d) who have completed a Graduate Diploma, Masters or Doctorate may be granted a maximum of 24 credit points of Advanced Standing based on their Admission to Candidature.

Admission to candidature

A candidate shall:
(a) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification; or

(b) hold the 2021 onwards Bachelor of Psychological Science (Counselling major) from UNE; or

(c) hold the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice from UNE or the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Practice from UNE; or

(d) hold an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma or AQF Level 9 Masters or AQF Level 10 Doctorate degree in any relevant* discipline; or

(e) satisfy UNE by means of other relevant* professional experience by submitting a Statement of Service from your employer/s and a resume outlining a minimum of three years' full-time (or equivalent) relevant* professional experience and training undertaken in the past 10 years.

Period of candidature

(a) For candidates admitted under Rules (a), (d) and (e), the period of candidature shall be up to four years as a part-time candidate.

(b) For candidates admitted under Rules (b) and (c), the period of candidature shall be up to two years as a part-time candidate.

Program of Study

Refer to course plans for unit changes to rules (a) (b) (c) (d) and (e)

Note changes to period of candiature

Advanced Standing

There has been a change to the Advanced Standing for the Graduate Diploma in Counselling Rule (b) for 2020.

• Candidates admitted under Rule (b) who have completed a Graduate Diploma, Masters or Doctorate may be granted a maximum of 24 credit points of Advanced Standing based on their Admission to Candidature.

Program of Study

Core Units:

• HSCS533 title change
• HSCS538 title change

Note Advanced Standing for Rule (b)

Note unit title changes

Current student can either complete under current rules or apply to be transferred to the 2020 version.

Rule change for 2019

• Period of Candidature

• Course cannot be completed full-time
• Accreditation requirements state the degree must be   completed in a minimum of 2 years – therefore only part-time option available

Program of Study

• 2 Pathways added:
• Generalist Counselling Pathway or
• Placement Counselling Pathway

Core Units:

• HSCS472; HSCS474; HSCS478 removed from Core Units
• HSCS550 removed from Core Units
• HSCS538 added to Core Units

Generalist Counselling Pathway

• HSCS472, HSCS474, HSCS478 removed from Core Units make up this Pathway

Placement Counselling Pathway

• New Unit HSCS441 and one unit from HSCS472, HSCS474, HSCS478 make up this Pathway

Current student can either complete under current rules or apply to be transferred to the 2019 version.

There are no changes to the Graduate Diploma in Counselling for 2018

Nil

Program of Study

Core Units:

• HSCS536 title changed to Relationship Counselling
• HSCS550 title changed to Supervision Theory and Practice

Note unit title changes

• Program of Study for candidates admitted under Rule (c) has been withdrawn (Specified Advanced Standing 12 cps and Core Units 36 cps).
• Program of Study for students admitted under Rule (a), (b) or (d) is now Program of Study

Program of Study

Core Units:

• Credit points changed from 42 to 48 cps
• HSCS478 title changed to Counselling for Trauma
• HSCS550 has been added

Listed Units:

• Listed Units have been removed
• HLTH510, HLTH530, HLTH540 and OORA400 have been withdrawn

Note change to Program of Study structure

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Current candidates will be able to complete under their current rules or apply to transfer subject to meeting the new 2016 course rules.