Counselling and Psychotherapy (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
University of Central Lancashire
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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22-SEP-25

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4 Years

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- On our Counselling and Psychotherapy with Foundation Year programme you’ll get to study three different approaches to the field: psychoanalytical, humanistic and cognitive behavioural.- Foundation Year degree courses are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an Honours programme. It’s entirely unique, and a great stepping stone to degree study.- You’ll consider what counselling and psychotherapy actually are, ...Read more

- On our Counselling and Psychotherapy with Foundation Year programme you’ll get to study three different approaches to the field: psychoanalytical, humanistic and cognitive behavioural.- Foundation Year degree courses are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an Honours programme. It’s entirely unique, and a great stepping stone to degree study.- You’ll consider what counselling and psychotherapy actually are, and be introduced to the three major theories that underpin counselling and psychotherapy work in today's society.- During your Foundation Year, you’ll study alongside peers from related courses, so you’ll gain a broad introduction to social care.- We focus on teaching the interpersonal skills common to counselling situations and experiential learning.


Why study with us

- All our course facilitators operate within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Ethical Framework.- You’ll complete a year placement, which will help you to prepare for work in the field of counselling.We’re committed to the values and principles of the NHS Constitution and these are integral to our health programmes. The approaches to delivery and the content of our programmes aim to foster a culture which embraces the NHS Values of:- Working together for patients- Respect and dignity- Commitment to quality of care- Compassion- Improving lives- Everyone counts- As part of the course you will have the opportunity to hear about the experiences of service users, carers, patients and public members via our community engagement and service user support groups (Comensus).

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Zaba
10 Oct 24

The induction for my course was disorganised. My email and student card process was confusing...Read more

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Natalie
30 Jan 24

More skills labs would be ideal and more private study rooms to do uni work. More time after lectures for student..Read more

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64 Grades / Points required

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OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma:

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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64 UCAS points at A2

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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University of Central Lancashire , Preston

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