BSc (Hons) Counselling Psychology

Bachelor's degree

In High Wycombe

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    High wycombe

  • Duration

    3 Years

Our BSc (Hons) in Counselling Psychology will be of interest to you if you’re considering a counselling career but wish to keep your options open. The range of modules to choose from, together with support from our specialist staff, will help give you the flexibility you need to choose the right career path for you.

This programme will give you a firm foundation if you wish to practice Clinical Psychology, pursue a counselling career or any area of psychology. The optional modules in your final year will allow you to gain the specialist skills and knowledge in a subject that fits the counselling environment you may be focused on, such as prisons, businesses or education.

You will be assigned a Personal Tutor with a counselling background and will benefit from the strong expertise and renowned reputation of the Psychology Department. You will also learn from our in-house experts who teach on our MSc Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and MSc Applied Positive Psychology. This all helps to build up your skillset and boost your career prospects.

On successful completion of our BSc (Hons) in Counselling Psychology, you will have a range of career options open to you. You may also choose to progress onto one of our postgraduate programmes, including MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and MSc in Applied Positive Psychology.

Facilities

Location

Start date

High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)
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High Wycombe Campus, Queen Alexandra Road, HP11 2JZ

Start date

On request

About this course

On successful completion of this course you will have a range of career options open to you. You may also choose to progress onto one of our postgraduate programmes.

During your time with Bucks New University, we’ll support you on the route to your chosen career. We’ll help you to develop crucial skills, encouraging you to become employable .Our modules and teaching expertise will help you become more independent as a learner and more certain of your discipline expertise.

For this course, you'll need at least two A-levels and a GCSE Maths and English at grade C. Our offers usually require a minimum of 96 UCAS points.

Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for the three-year undergraduate programme, or those who do not feel fully prepared for a degree course, can apply for a four-year programme including a Foundation Year; find out more.

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Subjects

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Biological
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Applying Psychology
  • Research methods
  • Counselling Psychology
  • Therapeutic Traditions
  • Biopsychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Counselling

Course programme

Year 1 Modules
  • Intro to Developmental and Social Psychology
  • Intro to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
  • Intro to Personality and Applying Psychology
  • Psychological Research Methods
  • Intro to Cross Disciplinary Psychology
  • Intro to Counselling Psychology
  • Approaches in Therapeutic Traditions
Year 2 Modules
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Biopsychology
  • Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology
  • Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology
  • Cognitive Processes in Psychology
  • Counselling Skills and the Therapeutic Process
  • Counselling Territories: Clients and Environment
Year 3 Modules
  • Investigative and Forensic Psychology (optional)
  • Empirical Dissertation
  • Business and Organisational Psychology (optional)
  • Professional Practice Issues in Counselling Psychology
  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Evolutionary Psychology (optional)
  • Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology
  • Exceptional Human Experience (optional)
  • Educational Psychology (optional)
  • Critical Social Psychology
  • Issues in Personality and Individual Differences

Additional information

Full Time International, September 2019: £12,000 per year

Full Time Home and EU, February 2020: £9,250 per year

Full Time International, February 2020: £12,000 per year

BSc (Hons) Counselling Psychology

£ 9,250 VAT inc.