2 years Full time or 4 years Part time
The Advanced Entry pathway is designed to advance knowledge, research, and practice for applicants who are already registered professionals in counselling or other allied mental health disciplines. Such applicants are not required to meet initial registration requirements. The Master of Counselling equips students with advanced counselling skills, prepares them for practice, extends practice into specialist areas, and can be a pathway to a Doctorate. For more program information, visit Master of Counselling at UniSQ.
Please note applications for 2026 are now closed via QTAC. Current QTAC applicants are still being considered. New applicants are encouraged to apply directly to UniSQ for all 2026 intakes.
University of Southern Queensland
Subject to final approval.
Master of Counselling students will be required to provide evidence of a Criminal History Check in the form of an Australian Police Certificate. As well as a Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and other mandatory documents required prior to professional clinical placement.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for the University of Southern Queensland and for this course, refer to UniSQ’s website.
Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years; Prior study
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
As this is a new course, Semester 1, 2025 information is not available.
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
As this is a new course, Semester 1, 2025 information is not available.
Counselling leads to careers in a range of settings: community health centres, schools and universities, as well as for not-for-profit organisations, commercial organisations, government departments and in private practice.
You will be able to graduate with the knowledge, skills and an ethical practice framework that enables you to deliver counselling and psychotherapy interventions covering a wide range of areas: from counselling in relationships to grief and loss, trauma, domestic and family violence, mental health problems and abuse through to counselling for alcohol and other drugs.
A UniSQ Counselling degree allows you to work locally, nationally, and internationally as your skills and knowledge are transferable and in high demand.