Master of Social Health and Counselling
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Overview
This degree provides you with a broad knowledge and understanding of the personal and social contexts within which social health issues arise and are maintained, the impact of social health issues, and the current responses to these phenomena.
You will develop a critical appreciation of the variety of preventative strategies, and an ability to develop and implement such strategies. You will also learn about the variety of current treatment approaches and goals, and their relationship to current social health practices. This degree will highlight the need for and role of research in this area.
Key features
- Multidisciplinary program that provides you with a socio-cultural analysis on physical and psychological health.
- Mixed education styles featuring group work, community work, applied research and a professional placement to give you a holistic view of social health and counselling.
- Variety of subjects, including; illness prevention, health promotion, crisis intervention, individual and community interventions, and relapse prevention.
- Part-time study is available.
Minimum course duration
2 years
Location
North Ryde
Suitable for
Allied Health professionals and frontline workers, counsellors, case workers and those with an interest in analysing the various facets of social health including prevention and intervention.
HECS Course fee
AUD $5,648 p.a. 
Student amenities fee
Information on the Student services and amenities fee
Entry requirements
Bachelor degree including a research project in a related field or Postgraduate Diploma in Social Health & Counselling. A minimum of a credit or above per unit is required in the PG Diploma in Social Health & Counselling.
You will be subject to competitive selection based on your interview performance.
English language requirements
If you have completed the NSW HSC or equivalent you satisfy the English proficiency requirements.
For full information view the English proficiency requirements table (436 Kb).
Work experience requirements
Work experience in the field is encouraged during your studies to put into practice the knowledge and skills you are gaining during the course and to let you learn the links between theory and practice.
What you will study
| General requirements | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of credit points at 800 level or above | 64 |
| Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below |
Specific requirements
The following outlines the units (subjects) to be studied within this master
| 800 level or above | Credit Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required | PSYS834 | Counselling and Professional Practice | 4 | ||
| Required | PSYS837 | Research Project I | 8 | ||
| Required | PSYS838 | Research Project II | 8 | ||
| Required | 44cp from | PSYS803 | Working with Groups | ||
| PSYS805 | Narrative Approaches to Social Health | ||||
| PSYS812 | Cognitive Behavioural Approaches | ||||
| PSYS813 | Child Abuse and Neglect | ||||
| PSYS823 | Working with Children | ||||
| PSYS824 | Drugs and Social Health I (Context and Effects) | ||||
| PSYS825 | Drugs and Social Health II (Interventions) | ||||
| PSYS829 | Narrative and Community Interventions | ||||
| PSYS830 | Trauma: Legacies and Interventions | ||||
| PSYS831 | Advanced Counselling | ||||
| PSYS832 | Invitations to Responsibility | ||||
| PSYS833 | Social Health Perspectives | ||||
| PSYS841 | Contemporary Issues in Social Health | ||||
| PSYS842 | Supervised Practical Placement | 44 | |||
| Total credit points required to satisfy this master | 64 | ||||
Notes
- The course information contained on this page is applicable for 2012 ONLY.
For more information please read the courses disclaimer.
Careers
Accreditation
The Social Health & Counselling Program does not lead to registration as a Psychologist. The Social Health & Counselling Program courses are not designed to be a direct entry qualification to any other post-graduate programs.
If you wish to gain membership to allied professional associations, you will need to meet the criteria relevant to registration in those associations.
Career Opportunities
A range of counselling work in areas, such as;
- Drug and alcohol problems
- Prisons
- Child protection
- Indigenous health
- Trauma
- General counselling
