Fee information

·     Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy

·     Graduate Certificate in Narrative Therapy

·     Master of Clinical Family Therapy

·     Master of Couple and Relationship Counselling

 

 

These Postgraduate courses offer Full-Fee paying (non-Commonwealth Supported) places, where students must pay full tuition fees each semester. 

 

FEE-HELP is a loan offered by the government to eligible Full-Fee paying students to help pay part or all of their tuition fees.  Eligible students can borrow up to the amount of the tuition fee being charged by their provider for each subject of study. However, over the student’s lifetime they can borrow only up to the FEE-HELP limit. In 2012, the FEE-HELP limit is $89,706. This amount is indexed each year. Calculations commenced on the 1st of January 2005.

 

To obtain a FEE-HELP loan for your tuition fees, you must read the FEE-HELP booklet, complete, sign and submit the appropriate form and provide your Tax File Number (TFN) or Certificate of application for a TFN by the census date for your subject(s) of study to be entitled to FEE-HELP. 

 

All information on FEE-HELP, HECS/CSP, HECS-HELP and Student Learning Entitlements in this document can be found in more detail on www.goingtouni.gov.au

 

FEE-HELP/HECS-HELP booklets and application forms will be provided with the enrolment package to students who are offered a place in the course.

 

 

There may however be limited Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS)/Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) available.  These are subsidised fee places where the Government contributes to the cost of your subjects of study.  Students who are offered CSP are usually required to pay a student contribution. If CSP (formerly known as HECS) places are available, they are allocated to eligible applicants based on a number of factors including merit and timely application.

 

HECS-HELP loans are available to eligible students enrolled in Commonwealth supported places. A HECS-HELP loan will cover all or part of the student contribution amount.

There are no loan fees charged on HECS-HELP loans.  All HECS-HELP loans are indexed each year to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) but are otherwise interest free.

 

Eligible students requesting HECS-HELP assistance must read the HECS-HELP booklet, complete, sign and submit the appropriate HECS-HELP form.  To be entitled to HECS-HELP loan, your Tax File Number (TFN) or Certificate of application for a TFN must be provided by the census date for your subject(s) of study.

 

Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents with a Humanitarian Visa* can either pay

• full amount upfront each semester

or

• defer payment via the FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP loan scheme.

Your loan is repaid through the tax system once your income is above the minimum threshold for compulsory repayment whereby a percentage is paid each year.

 

For examples of repayments at various income levels, please see www.goingtouni.gov.au. These rates are indexed each year.

 

For HECS-HELP loans, a 20% discount is received on the amount paid if you pay the full amount upfront or pay 80% of the total student contribution, or make a Partial Payment ($500 or more)

 

If opting for a FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP loan, students must supply the University with their Tax File Number (TFN) by the census date for their subject(s) of study.

 

New Zealand Citizens* or Permanent Residents without a Humanitarian Visa* must pay

·         full amount upfront each semester

 

New Zealand Citizens* and Permanent Residents without a Humanitarian Visa* are entitled to the subsidised HECS/CSP rates.  However, if these are offered they must still be paid upfront.

 

* must be resident in Australia for the duration of the course

 

All information on eligibility in this document can be found in more detail on www.goingtouni.gov.au. 

 

Further details can also be obtained by contacting DEEWR on 1800 020 108 or the Australian Taxation Office on 1300 720 092.

 

 

The University reserves the right to vary fees on an annual basis. Fees will not normally rise above 7 per cent per annum. Should the University decide to increase its fees, that increase will take effect on 1 January of the following year.

 

Rates are based on a Graduate Certificate course worth 60 credit points (CP) and a

Masters course worth 120 credit points (CP).

 

Graduate Certificates		CSP (HECS)				FULL FEE
		Upfront		Deferred		Per 15 CP subject	Total course (60 CP)
	Subjects	Per 15 CP subject	Total course (60 CP)	Per 15 CP subject	Total course (60 CP)
Family Therapy	4 x 15 CP	$805	$3,220	$1,006	$4,025	$1,429	$5,715
Family Therapy (DHS MH subsidized fee)	4 x 15 CP	$755	$3,020	$956	$3,975	$1,379	$5,515
Narrative Therapy	4 x 15 CP	$805	$3,220	$1,006	$4,025	$1,429	$5,715

 

Masters		CSP (HECS)				FULL FEE
		Upfront		Deferred		Per 20 CP subject	Total course (120 CP)
	Subjects	Per 20 CP subject	Total course (120 CP)	Per 20 CP subject	Total course (120 CP)
Clinical Family Therapy	4 x 10 CP, 4 x 20 CP	$1,073	$6,440	$1,342	$8,050	$2,186	$13,120
Couple and Relationship Counselling	6 x 20 CP	$1,073	$6,440	$1,342	$8,050	$1,905	$11,430

* All rates have been rounded up to the nearest dollar

 

 

NOTE: This document DOES NOT refer to research based degrees eg PhD and Prof Docs.

These degrees are usually offered on the Research Training Scheme (RTS).

La Trobe University offers an extensive scholarship and candidature program for postgraduate students who are undertaking higher degrees by research.

La Trobe University Research Services co-ordinates the administration of

Masters by research and Doctoral candidature, and scholarships for these degrees.

See www.latrobe.edu.au/research/future or contact teamsrgso @latrobe.edu.au for more information.

 

 

If you are an Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or the holder of a permanent visa, you will receive a Student Learning Entitlement (SLE), providing you with access to seven (7) years of equivalent full-time study in a Commonwealth Supported Place. The recording of SLE commenced on the 1st of January 2005.

 

It is important to note that if you are a student occupying a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) your Student Learning Entitlement (SLE) will be reduced at each census date by the Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) value for each subject of study in which you are enrolled as a Commonwealth supported student.  You must ensure you have enough SLE to complete this course.  The student contribution amount per EFTSL may change each year via indexation.  For further details see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/fees. In addition, in occupying a CSP you may have the option under the Higher Education Support Act to defer the full or any unpaid amount (based on eligibility criteria available at www.goingtouni.gov.au) of your student contribution. 

 

7 years full time (or part time equivalent) of study is a significant time and would be the equivalent of studying approximately 14 graduate certificates, 7 postgraduate diplomas, 4 masters or a combination of the three (within the Bouverie Centre).

 

 

 

 

If you have a sponsor to assist with your course fees, and are offered a CSP/HECS place, then the savings will be passed on to your sponsor.

 

For Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy ONLY

 

·           Department of Human Services (DHS) – Child Protection are offering eight selected Child Protection Workers (CPW) fully funded places in the Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy provided by the Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University in 2011.  To be eligible for funding applicants must be selected by their DHS region and submit an application to the Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University. 

Also refer to ‘DHS Fully Funded Training in Family Therapy in 2011’ and your DHS regional manager

 

·           Victorian Department of Human Services are offering six rural workers in Acquired Brain Injury(ABI) fully funded places in the Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy provided by the Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University in 2011.  To be eligible for funding applicants must be working with non-compensable ABI clients and their families in rural Victoria. 

Limited funding is available to contribute towards travel costs to support rural staff attendance where agencies cannot meet the costs.

Also refer to ‘Fully Funded Training in Acquired Brain Injury and Family Therapy in 2011’

 

·           Applicants whose workplace is a public sector agency funded by the Department of Human Services (DHS), Mental Health Branch are eligible for a subsidy of $200 ($50 per subject) to be deducted from their course fees. To claim the subsidised fee, a letter from your employer must be attached to your application form confirming DHS Mental Health funding and supporting your application.

Please note: The subsidised fee and FEE-HELP option cannot be taken together.

 

 

Articles

A recovery fee of $80 (to be confirmed) for the provision of folder of photocopied articles per year (for Graduate Certificates and the Master of Clinical Family Therapy) or per semester (for the Master of Couple and Relationship Counselling) is payable on acceptance of a place in the course. 

 

Introductory Workshop in Family Therapy

Introductory Workshop in Family Therapy 4-day continuing education course fee was $650 in 2011; prices for 2012 have not yet been confirmed.  Application form for Continuing Education courses can be viewed and printed at www.bouverie.org.au/courses/continuing-education/general-information

 

Prescribed text

One prescribed text will also cost approximately $65 for the Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy.

 

Two prescribed texts will also cost approximately $120 in total for the Master of Clinical Family Therapy.

 

 

If your employment is related to your field of study, you may be entitled to a tax deduction on your expenses. You should consult a financial advisor to assess your situation. Information can be found at www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/18843.htm.  An excerpt of the Australian Tax Office website is attached showing how various items could be claimed.