Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling

This course provides students with introductory counselling skills to complement their knowledge of the discipline of psychology.

It prepares students for working in a counselling role, or for further postgraduate studies in psychology and counselling. The course equips students with skills in analysing, researching behaviour and explaining interactions between people and their environment.

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree Award.

1. Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and technical psychology and counselling situations.
2. Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise/synthesise complex psychology and counselling knowledge and problems.
3. Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate psychology and counselling relevant solutions and responses.
4. Use digital technologies and psychology and counselling related literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
5. Communicate psychology and counselling knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
6. Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
7. Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through appropriate psychology and counselling methods.
8. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and scholarship.

1. Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and technical psychology and counselling situations.
2. Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise/synthesise complex psychology and counselling knowledge and problems.
3. Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate psychology and counselling relevant solutions and responses.
4. Use digital technologies and psychology and counselling related literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
5. Communicate psychology and counselling knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
6. Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
7. Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through appropriate psychology and counselling methods.
8. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and scholarship.

Employment opportunities include counselling, human resources management, criminal justice, education, rehabilitation, business, mental health, and the administration and provision of social services, and performing in any job or role that involves understanding and guiding human behaviour, showing empathy and compassion, and displaying skills such as the ability to evaluate the needs of a client, write formal reports, and keep accurate and organised records; in particular, this double major of psychology and counselling prepares students for work in a counselling role, or for further postgraduate studies in psychology and counselling.

Counsellor, Public Sector Worker, Government Agency Worker, Market Researcher, Children and Family Service Provider, Marketer, Human Resource Worker, Statistician, Mental Health Services Worker, Financial Service Worker

• Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Graduate Diploma of Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Graduate Certificate of Counselling and Psychotherapy