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Counselling and Psychotherapy

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Degree MSc
Duration 36 months
Delivery On-campus
Location Leeds, United Kingdom
Language English

Program Overview

The Counselling and Psychotherapy at University of Leeds is a MSc programme in Humanities over 36 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.

Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.

Graduates of the Counselling and Psychotherapy programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.

Key Program Features

  1. Duration: 36 months
  2. Language of instruction: English
  3. Study mode: On-campus
  4. English requirement: IELTS 7
  5. Location: Leeds, United Kingdom

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Counselling and Psychotherapy programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:

  1. Researcher / Academic
  2. Cultural Programme Manager
  3. Editor / Writer
  4. Translator / Interpreter
  5. Museum Curator
  6. Communications Specialist

Program Curriculum

Course Structure

  1. Counselling and Psychotherapy Theories
  2. Becoming a Reflective Practitioner 1a
  3. Theories of Human Intersubjective Development
  4. Becoming a Reflective Practitioner 1b
  5. Ethical and Cultural Issues for Counselling and Psychotherapy
  6. Becoming a Reflective Practitioner 2a
  7. Integration of Psychotherapeutic Theory, Practice and Intersubjectivity
  8. Becoming a Reflective Practitioner 2b
  9. Research Methods
  10. Dissertation

Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements

  • A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in any subject.
  • A level of counselling skills consistent with beginning professional training and insight into psychotherapy and counselling, to be assessed at interview.
  • Two satisfactory references, one of which must normally be an academic reference.
  • A level of maturity associated with personal reflection on a variety of adult and childhood experiences and developed interpersonal skills, to be assessed at interview.
  • Satisfactory police clearance. We will send you a form for this.
  • Opportunities for the accreditation of prior learning and prior experiential learning exist through the School\'s credit accumulation and transfer procedures.

English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.

Tuition & Financial Information

Detailed tuition information is not available. Please contact the university for the most current tuition and fee information.

Application Deadline

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  • Language English
  • Duration 36 months
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