Name: Master of Genetic Counselling
Price: 44,03,670 INR
Availability: InStock

About this course

About this course
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

In Australasia, genetic counsellors are allied health professionals who work in partnership with clinical geneticists or other medical specialists, often as part of a multidisciplinary team that may include other allied health professionals and/or scientists. Genetic counselling is a communication process that aims to help individuals, couples and families understand and adapt to the implications of a genetic contribution to a health condition. The role of a genetic counsellor includes provision of risk information to individuals/families, education about a genetic condition to individuals/families/health professionals, counselling to individuals/families to promote informed health care decision making and psychosocial support to individuals/families who have a history of a genetic condition. The Master of Genetic Counselling is a professionally accredited coursework degree, completed full time over two years. Teaching staff are primarily practicing genetic counsellors, scientists and clinicians within the field of clinical genetics health care and research. Community support groups and individuals/families with personal/family experience of genetics also provide expertise to the teaching and placements in the course.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

CRICOS

061969D

Study options

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees

A$79,200.00 (44,03,670) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

March 2027

Venue

Parkville Campus

Grattan Street,

Parkville,

Victoria,

3010, Melbourne, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed: an undergraduate degree with a cognate genetics subject at second year level, or equivalent; and evidence of at least one first year undergraduate biology subject and at least one second year undergraduate genetics subject (preferably human genetics), completed in the last 10 years and with subject marks of at least 65%, or equivalent. Applicants should attach relevant biology and genetics subject descriptions (in English) to their application; and English language requirements:

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.