Pre-Requisites and Recommended
Units prior to Student Placement
Placement should be in your final year as it’s the culmination of your study – but start
preparing and searching six months before you wish to commence.
Electives
Group Work, Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health are essential units for many of
our placement agencies.
Bachelor of Counselling
(BCouns)
and
Bachelor of Counselling (Coaching)
(BCounsCo)
Pre-requisites (essential): All 8 first year units and 4
second year units) including:
 BESC2001 Social, Legal & Ethical Frameworks
 COUN2061 Counselling Theories 2
Highly Recommended:
 BESC3061 Applied Social Research
 BESC3071 Group Work
 COUN2041 Alcohol and Other Drugs
Bachelor of Applied Social Science
(BAppSocSci)
Pre-requisites (essential): All 8 first year units and 4
second year units) including:
 BESC2001 Social, Legal & Ethical Frameworks
Highly Recommended:
 BESC3061 Applied Social Research
Graduate Diploma of Counselling
(GradDipCouns)
Pre-requisites (essential): All 6 first year units:
Highly Recommended:
 COUN5201 Counselling Skills and Models
 COUN5801 Alcohol and Other Drugs
 COUN5831 Groupwork Theory and Practice
 COUN5221 Mental Health Practice
Master of Counselling and
Psychotherapy
(MCouns&PsychTh)
Pre-requisites (essential): All 8 first year units ( 7 core
units plus 1 elective).
Highly Recommended:
 COUN6311 Advanced Alcohol and Other
Drugs Counselling
Sydney Campus
(NSW, ACT and offshore)
T 02 9964 6300
studentplacementsyd@acap.edu.au
Brisbane Campus
(QLD and NT)
T 07 3234 4416
Melbourne Campus
(VIC)
T 03 8613 0600
studentplacementbris@acap.edu.au
studentplacementmelb@acap.edu.au
Adelaide Campus
(SA, TAS and WA)
T 08 81104018
studentplacementadel@acap.edu.au