MSc Counselling and Psychotherapy

Course Overview

This MSc Counselling and Psychotherapy in designed to allow you to make clear links between academic theoretical input and current or future practice, offering a mix of taught sessions in class and a practice placement opportunity in a relevant therapeutic setting. This programme is aligned with UN Sustainability Goal 3 – to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

You’ll learn approaches and models in counselling and psychotherapy, awareness of diversity and cultural competence, communication skills and self-reflection, therapeutic approaches, ability to identify, plan and implement appropriate intervention and meet need, will form a core thread to the programme.

Academic teaching will be delivered by a combination of qualified staff, experts in the field of counselling and psychotherapy, and on site/in clinic practice supervisors.

You can expect a range of teaching delivery models and different forms of assessment, from written assignments to viva presentations, culminating in a final research project linked to a specific area of interest within the field.

Course details and modules

Enhance your skills and gain the theoretical knowledge required to become a qualified, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) registered, counsellor or psychotherapist.

Modules

Course Module

⦁ Advanced Counselling Skills (30 credits)
⦁ Clinical Placement and Supervised Practice (0 credits)
⦁ Comprehensive Approaches to Psychological Therapies (30 credits)
⦁ Ethics and Professional Practice (30 credits)
⦁ Mental Health, Diversity and Inclusion (30 credits)
⦁ Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Project (60 credits)

Entry requirements

All applicants:

⦁ B2 or UK GCSE at grade 4/C or previous UK Degree or SELT English test (where an international Degree provided).
⦁ Admissions interview and academic interview.

Degree route:

⦁ A 2:2 degree or equivalent qualification in healthcare, counselling or psychology related subjects awarded within the last 5 years from the UK or a majority English language speaking country.
⦁ Experience of counselling/psychotherapy skills derived from professional or voluntary roles for a combined minimum of six months within the last three years.
⦁ Complete application form including 500-word personal statement.

Work experience route:

⦁ Professional experience in a related setting.
⦁ Experience of counselling/psychotherapy skills derived from professional or voluntary roles for a minimum three years to the start of the academic year.
⦁ Complete application form including 500-word personal statement. At a later application stage you will be asked to complete a 1000-word reflective task on your interest in the course.

Please email the admissions team on admissions@globalbanking.ac.uk if you wish to discuss these entry requirements.

Next steps:
1. Please fill out an application form by clicking on an ‘Apply Now’ button on this page.
2. Send your supporting documents when requested by GBS.
3. GBS make a final decision on your application.

Course fee

Blended	Fee
Fee Per Year	£ 8,595

Please note: Fees quoted relate to the intake that you enrol on (i.e. when you start your course), NOT your application date.

English proficiency

IELTS 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any element); or TOEFL iBT 80; or equivalent

AU also offer an internal English test for applicants. More information on this can be found here.

Enquire Now

Apply for the Course