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BSc (Hons)

Counselling and Psychotherapy

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

CPY1

Delivery

Campus Taught

Our BSc (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy course will enable you to develop the skills you need to pursue a successful career working as a qualified counsellor with expertise in pluralistic practice.

This course will prepare you for a career where you’ll be listening, empathising and providing support to people in a safe space, shaping lives and facilitating change.

This qualification is designed enhance your personal development, particularly your knowledge and skills relating to the pluralistic approach during clinical practice.

Alongside this, you will complete a placement portfolio of 100 clinical client hours and follow the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) ethical framework in order to qualify as a practitioner.

This course will give you the unique skills and experience to channel that vocation, putting you on the path to working in the field of counselling. It’s ideal for anybody who is interested in working in the helping professions from a therapeutic perspective. The uniqueness of this course allows you to build on your strengths involving how you work with people.

You’ll examine contemporary issues in the field, with a focus on public mental health and social prescribing.

Why study with us

We offer one of the only undergraduate courses with a qualifying counselling placement embedded in the curriculum.
Our team is made up of psychotherapists with extensive experience in their field who all continue to be in clinical practice.
We’ve been ranked third in the UK for the outstanding support we provide to help our students improve their mental health (HUMEN 2022).

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What you'll do

You’ll develop an in-depth understanding of contemporary issues in counselling.
During the course you’ll complete a Professional Assessment Document demonstrating 100 hours of clinical practice.
Gain life-long learning and recognition of the value of education and research.

Module overview

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

80%Face-to-face

20%Online

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Academic expertise

Future Counselling and Psychotherapy careers

This course will equip you with the skills you need to become a professional practitioner in the field of counselling.

Interested in the psychology of counselling?

You might also be interested in our BSc (Hons) Psychology with Psychotherapy and Counselling. This BPS registered course provides a broad knowledge base that could lead to a career as a psychologist or a counsellor.

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Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£9250 per year

Sandwich year£1000 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14250 per year

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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The BSc (Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy is focused on developing a range of communication and counselling skills.

Each week there will be a mixture of short lectures, group discussion, debates, presentations and blended learning designed to meet the learning styles of all class members.

You’ll be encouraged to reflect on experiences from the skills sessions in order to maximise learning opportunities and discuss these experiences within a group setting. As you progress you’ll acquire the skills, strategies and behaviours expected of a confident, independent and active learner.

The assessments range from assignments to presentations, with the opportunity on some modules of negotiated assessments. You will also be given directed study and reading lists to help focus on specific areas in preparation for class.

All Counselling and Psychotherapy courses have a requirement to become a member of the BACP, pay for personal insurance, and attend clinical supervision when on placement.

Some placement providers charge students for DBS checks and interviews. They may also, in some instances, charge a monthly administration fee in addition to any supervision costs.

There is currently no requirement for students to have personal counselling or psychotherapy. However, it is usually the case that every student recognises this is necessary during their course.

All these costs are additional to your course fees and are met by you as a student.

This course requires you to become a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and attend clinical supervision when on placement. This additional cost is likely to range between £60-£120 per month.

In the event that your Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check proves to be unsatisfactory for the purpose of this course, your offer of a place may be withdrawn. If you have already enrolled on a course and your DBS check subsequently discloses a criminal conviction, you may be required to withdraw from the course, even if you have already started. If you are aware that your DBS check will disclose a previous conviction, please contact the course leader for advice, as not all convictions may preclude you from continuing with the course.

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This course is based in the School of Community Health and Midwifery located in the Faculty of Health and Care

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