D4002 Graduate Certificate of Counselling
Faculty of Education
Graduate Certificate of Counselling (D4002) is a 0.5 years full-time, 24-credit-point, graduate certificate course from the Faculty of Education, taught at Singapore, Clayton and Hong Kong. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.
- Credit points
- 24
- Duration
- 0.5 years full time
- 1 years part time
- Campus
- Singapore, Clayton, Hong Kong
- Online, On campus
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Overview
Contemporary human needs include mental health care and wellbeing. This course addresses these growing needs by equipping you as a professional, allowing you to explore, identify and examine intervention strategies to assist those people who are at risk. Designed by experienced educators with substantial experience working as professional counsellors and psychologists, this course will provide you with knowledge of theory, concepts, principles, issues and contexts relevant to working as a counsellor, as well as preparatory skills.
In this course, you will focus on the following areas: i) lifespan development and counselling approaches relevant to issues experienced during the lifespan; ii) theory and counselling practice that leads towards positive change, effective coping, and mental/emotional well-being; iii) principles, guidelines, and issues in conducting counselling in an ethically appropriate manner; and iv) foundational interviewing and counselling skills as an interpersonal process, and the application of these to diverse contexts.
Course structure
Core units24 credit points
The handbook's description of this structure
The course comprises 24 credit points structured into four units which will provide you with an introduction to the field of counselling.
Course progression map
The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.
This course comprises 24 points structured into four units.
Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.
You must complete the following units:
- EDF5000 Lifespan development and counselling
- EDF5001 Counselling for change and transition
- EDF5002 Introduction to ethics and professional issues in counselling
- EDF5003 Foundations in counselling: Evidence-based practice
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As an Alternative Exit from the Master of Counselling (D6003)
completion of 24 credit points of study from the Master of Counselling
Learning outcomes
These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.
Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:
- 1
describe the application of a range of counselling skills and practices relevant over the lifespan and to life stages
- 2
identify relevant counselling theories, principles and strategies to assist individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures that facilitate positive change and mental wellbeing
- 3
facilitate effective counselling based on sound ethical decision-making, that is supported by intentional self-reflection
- 4
evaluate theoretical and research literature as it pertains to counselling practice
- 5
demonstrate the capacity to synthesise and communicate ideas at an advanced academic level.
Entry requirements
English language
Monash Level D, that is: IELTS (Academic): 7.0 overall (no band lower than 7.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 65 overall with no band lower than 65; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score 98 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 27, Listening: 24, Reading: 24 and Speaking: 23; or Equivalent approved English test
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Progression to further studies
Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to the following master's coursework degrees and, if admitted, you may be eligible for credit:
Notes for students
This is an alternative exit for the following course:
- D6003 Master of Counselling
Other information
Contemporary human needs include mental health care and wellbeing. This course addresses these growing needs by equipping you as a professional, allowing you to explore, identify and examine intervention strategies to assist those people who are at risk. Designed by experienced educators with substantial experience working as professional counsellors and psychologists, this course will provide you with knowledge of theory, concepts, principles, issues and contexts relevant to working as a counsellor, as well as preparatory skills.
In this course, you will focus on the following areas: i) lifespan development and counselling approaches relevant to issues experienced during the lifespan; ii) theory and counselling practice that leads towards positive change, effective coping, and mental/emotional well-being; iii) principles, guidelines, and issues in conducting counselling in an ethically appropriate manner; and iv) foundational interviewing and counselling skills as an interpersonal process, and the application of these to diverse contexts.
Common questions
How long is Graduate Certificate of Counselling?
0.5 years full time, 24 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 1 semesters of full-time study.
Where can I study Graduate Certificate of Counselling?
At Singapore, Clayton and Hong Kong.
How do I plan my Graduate Certificate of Counselling units?
Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.