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Bachelor of Arts (Counselling Practice)

Bachelor of Arts (Counselling Practice) (BART)

Entry requirements
ATAR 58.00
Study mode
  • On-campus
  • Online
Campus
  • Springfield
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 3 year(s) (or part-time equivalent)
Start
  • Feb, May, Sep

Overview

  • The Counselling Practice major provides you with a solid foundation in counselling skills, preparing you to enter a range of roles within the human services sector.  
  • Study courses that emphasise a therapeutic lens, cultural sensitivity and trauma-informed practice. Learn how to amplify unheard voices and foster equity in diverse settings.  
  • Develop the skills and knowledge to work effectively alongside individuals and communities to help them thrive.  
  • Diversify your skill set and pair your counselling studies with another area of interest within the Bachelor of Arts such as human resource management, physiology or criminology and criminal justice.  

Further study

If you have completed a Bachelor of Arts, you can enhance your professional skills by choosing specialised study in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Master of Research.

Career outcomes

  • Graduates will be well-equipped to step into a variety of industries in both the public and private sectors, including roles in human services, social work, education and health.   

Entry requirements

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Recent secondary education

Adjusted Entry score including adjustment factors (additional points given in certain circumstances). Unadjusted Entry score not including adjustment factors.
ATAR The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is a percentile rank used to assess the results of high-school applicants for undergraduate entry into university. 58.00 54.95

To study this degree we assume you have sound knowledge in:

  • English (Units 3 & 4, C) 

We assume that your knowledge is equivalent to a grade C or higher in Units 3 and 4 at high school level (typically studied in Year 12). Find out more about assumed knowledge.

Further admission information

Adjustments are additional points given in certain circumstances that may increase your Rank. Find out if you qualify for any adjustment factor pathways such as educational disadvantage where you live, and subjects you passed.

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Non-ATAR portfolio entry

Looking for an alternative entry into this degree? You may be eligible for non-ATAR portfolio entry if you:

  • are in Year 12 and want early assurance of entry, or
  • recently finished Year 12 but did not get the required ATAR for your preferred ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø degree, or
  • are at least 17 year of age and did not receive an ATAR, or
  • are not a recent school leaver but have some form of training or vocational education (e.g., TAFE Certificate), or
  • are over 25 years of age, did not complete secondary school, and haven't done any formal study or training.

Eligible applicants must attend an interview (in-person or online) and submit a portfolio of original creative work from the past three years, with a cover letter (all submitted online). Your portfolio can include school work, volunteer or work experience, or personal projects. 

In your submission, you can showcase fresh and new perspectives or different points of view, as well as your passion and commitment to your preferred subject area. All work submitted must be the applicant’s original work and must not have been wholly created or produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence. For more information on the non-ATAR portfolio entry, please contact the Head of School and Dean (Humanities and Communication).

Tafe (VET) qualification

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