D6006 Master of Professional Counselling
Faculty of Education
Master of Professional Counselling (D6006) is a 2 years full-time, 108-credit-point, master's degree (coursework) course from the Faculty of Education, taught at Malaysia. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.
- Credit points
- 108
- Duration
- 2 years full time
- 4 years part time
- Campus
- Malaysia
- On campus
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This course provides advanced counselling knowledge and skills for professionals working in a range of education, community, industrial and service-related settings. It covers major approaches to counselling, provides training in counselling practice and research, and introduces the study of ethical and professional issues in undertaking counselling as a profession.
Course structure
Part A. Advanced preparatory units24 credit points
Part B. Core units48 credit points
- EDF5540Children and adolescents counsellingNo reviews yet6 cp
- EDF5541Personnel and career development counsellingNo reviews yet6 cp
- EDF5542Counselling skills: Individuals and couplesNo reviews yet6 cp
- EDF5543Ethics and professional issues in counselling and psychologyNo reviews yet6 cp
- EDF5544Group counselling skills and psychotherapyNo reviews yet6 cp
- EDF5545Cognitive behaviour therapyNo reviews yet6 cp
- EDF5546Advanced personnel and career development counsellingNo reviews yet6 cp
- EDF5547Counselling research design, statistics and program evaluationNo reviews yet6 cp
Part C. Application units36 credit points
The handbook's description of this structure
The course is structured in three parts. Part A. Advanced preparatory units, Part B. Core units and Part C. Application units.
Part A. Advanced preparatory units
These studies will provide an orientation to the field of counselling. You will examine the major lifespan theories and counselling approaches, with a particular focus on mental health and multicultural contexts.
Part B. Core units
These studies will advance your knowledge and skill development for counselling. They cover major approaches to counselling in different contexts, address the ethical and professional issues in undertaking counselling as a profession, and develop your counselling research design and program evaluation skills.
Part C. Application units
These studies will extend your application of counselling theory to practice as you conduct a research project and undertake supervised professional experience as an intern counsellor. As part of this applied study, you will complete 756 hours of clinical placements, including a minimum of 288 hours of client contact and 468 hours of non-contact placement activities.
The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.
The course comprises 108 points structured into three parts: Part A. Advanced preparatory units (24 points), Part B. Core units (48 points) and Part C. Application units (36 points).
The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Advanced preparatory units (24 points)
You must complete:
- EDF4536 Counselling practice and theory
- EDF4537 Human growth and lifespan development
- EDF4538 Mental health issues assessment: Grief, trauma and substance abuse
- EDF4539 Counselling in a multicultural context
Part B. Core units (48 points)
You must complete:
- EDF5540 Children and adolescents counselling
- EDF5541 Personnel and career development counselling
- EDF5542 Counselling skills: Individuals and couples
- EDF5543 Ethics and professional issues in counselling and psychology
- EDF5544 Group counselling skills and psychotherapy
- EDF5545 Cognitive behaviour therapy
- EDF5546 Advanced personnel and career development counselling
- EDF5547 Counselling research design, statistics and program evaluation
Part C. Application units (36 points)
You must complete:
- EDF5551 Psychological assessment and measurement
- EDF5552 Counselling practicum
- EDF5553 Research project in counselling (12 points)
- EDF5554 Counselling internship (12 points)
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
demonstrate an advanced level of knowledge of evidence-based theories and frameworks related to the major schools of counselling and psychotherapy
- 2
relate appropriate therapeutic approaches and strategies to the corresponding developmental stages across childhood, adolescence, adulthood and ageing
- 3
demonstrate capacity in synthesising and communicating ideas at an advanced academic level
- 4
demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity in all aspects of professional counselling
- 5
develop a deeper understanding of self, personal values and preferred styles of counselling
- 6
assess clients both formally and informally through individual, family, group and career counselling
- 7
apply the knowledge and skills developed in counselling practice in a workplace setting
- 8
recognise the ethical and professional issues in counselling and psychology
- 9
demonstrate knowledge of appropriate research approaches and apply research and evaluation skills in the contexts of research, report writing, case notes and referrals.
Entry requirements
English language
Monash minimum: Level A, that is: IELTS: 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or TOEFL Paper-based test: 550 with a TWE of 4.5; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test
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Progression to further studies
Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to a graduate research degree if you:
- achieve a weighted average mark of at least 70% and a minimum mark of 70% in EDF5550 Advanced research project in counselling, you may apply for admission to 0079 Doctor of Philosophy.
- achieve a weighted average mark of at least 65% and a minimum mark of 65% in EDF5550 Advanced research project in counselling, you may apply for admission to 3204 Master of Education.
Professional accreditation
This course is approved for offering by the Malaysian Board of Counsellors (Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia) and accredited by the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA).
Other information
This course provides advanced counselling knowledge and skills for professionals working in a range of education, community, industrial and service-related settings. It covers major approaches to counselling, provides training in counselling practice and research, and introduces the study of ethical and professional issues in undertaking counselling as a profession.
Common questions
How long is Master of Professional Counselling?
2 years full time, 108 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 5 semesters of full-time study.
Where can I study Master of Professional Counselling?
At Malaysia.
How do I plan my Master of Professional 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.