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17 SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES ABORIGINAL STUDIES GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ABORIGINAL STUDIES Duration: One year part-time Admission requirements: A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognised institution Loan Scheme: FEE-HELP The Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies is a one-year program that provides students with a deep knowledge and appreciation of Australia’s First Peoples and their relationship with Australia since the arrival of Europeans. The program covers Aboriginal history, spirituality, culture, politics, and issues surrounding the principles and practices of reconciliation. The week-long immersion courses held at Notre Dame’s Broome Campus are a highlight of the Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies. Students are mentored by well-known and highly respected Indigenous facilitators, who have included Yawuru man and WA Senator Patrick Dodson and Peter Yu, a Yawuru man from Broome with more than 35 years’ experience in Indigenous development and advocacy. Students apply through the University’s School of Arts & Sciences in Sydney – sydney.admissions@nd.edu.au . SAMPLE COURSES The Silent History (intensive immersion on Broome campus) Aboriginal People in Contemporary Australian Society (online course) Aboriginal People and the Media Cultural and Spiritual Life of Aboriginal People (intensive immersion on Broome campus) Aboriginal People and the Legal System (online course) COUNSELLING MASTER OF COUNSELLING Duration: Two years full-time or the equivalent part-time Practicum: 190 hrs Admission requirements: A Bachelor’s degree from a recognised institution Loan Scheme: FEE-HELP The Master of Counselling is designed to suit the needs of people from a variety of professional backgrounds including social work, human resources, social welfare, nursing, psychology and education. At the end of this program, you will have the theoretical knowledge and practical skills in counselling required for work in a variety of settings – including with young people, families, and people dealing with addiction. The degree takes an integrative approach to counselling practice, with a focus on contemporary and evidence- based approaches, group-work, mental health, research skills and counselling across the life-span. Students complete a minimum of 190 hours of placement over the two-year program, with a minimum of 40 hours experience in a clinical setting. On graduation you will be able to register as a counsellor and work with clients in a variety of settings. SAMPLE COURSES Interpersonal Group Practice Counselling Skills Theoretical Approaches to Counselling Approaches to Mental Health Theory and Process of Group Facilitation Family Systems and Couples ARTS & SCIENCES FIND OUT MORE NOTREDAME.EDU.AU