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Study Details: 2 years full-time, 3 years part-time
This programme is ideal if you wish to qualify and pursue a career as a professional counsellor. It’s designed to enable you to develop as a reflective counselling practitioner.
This is a psychodynamic course which gives students solid theoretical foundations, as well as basic counselling skills in psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy. It combines classical with contemporary psychodynamic theory and has a strong emphasis on issues relating to diversity and multiculturalism in theory and practice.
The programme offers a full-time mode of study extending over a minimum of two years and a part-time mode of study extending over a minimum of three years. Both modes of study carry a total of 240 credits on completion, as opposed to the usual 180 for an MA programme.
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant/related subject and a certificate in Counselling/Counselling Skills as well as experience of working in a counselling-related field or where interpersonal communication skills are central to your role.
We also welcome applications from individuals with relevant work experience. All applicants must have knowledge and/or experience in psychodynamic theory and practice, and provide evidence of this with an up to date CV, references, and personal statement.
You must also be able to demonstrate evidence of the capacity to develop the competencies for professional counselling practice:
These will be evaluated through the application and interview process. The Admissions Tutor will seek to understand your qualities as a person and assess your suitability to practice with vulnerable clients.
Please note: You must also fulfil our Fitness to Train requirements.
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Suitable careers for graduates of this programme include:
In your first year, you will take five compulsory modules.
Module title Credits
Counsellor Competencies and Attitudes 30 credits
Psychodynamic Theories 30 credits
Reflective Practitioner 30 credits
Applied Psychoanalysis 15 credits
Multidisciplinary Research Methods 15 credits
Year 2
In your second year, you will take two more compulsory modules, and write a dissertation.
Module title Credits
Advanced Theory 30 credits
Clinical Placement 30 credits
Dissertation 60 credits
Part-time study
Students on the part-time version of this programme will study all the same modules over three years.
Year 1
Counselling Competencies and Attitudes
Psychodynamic Theories
Reflective Practitioner
Year 2
Advanced Theory
Clinical Placement
Research Methods
Applied Psychoanalysis
Year 3
Dissertation
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