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MSc - Master of Science
Newman University
Full Time
JAN-25
1 year
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MSc - Master of Science
Newman University
Full Time
JAN-25
1 year
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PgDip/MSc Integrative Counselling
This course provides a unique opportunity to complete a foundational counselling qualification and obtain a post graduate degree in only one year. It enables students to engage with key theoretical approaches in counselling and related skills, and to learn to integrate them in ways that allow them to be effective practitioners, equipped to work in a range of settings. The course provides professional and academic training and the opportunity to complete a research dissertation; producing reflective and research focussed practitioners who are equipped to meet the future challenges of the counselling profession. This includes the inclusion of BACP online and phone therapy (OPT) competencies (BACP, 2021) as part of the training programme. The course meets the standards set by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and subscribes to the BACP Ethical Framework (2018). (The course is aiming to receive BACP accreditation).
What careers could I Consider?
Graduates of this training are qualified counsellors eligible to join the BACP as full members. The course is also structured to facilitate students working towards individual BACP accreditation as counsellors.
Graduates can work as counsellors in a range of settings, including educational, health, workplace and voluntary services. Other career opportunities include mentoring and mental health support work.
Successful completion of the MSc can lead to further study at Doctorate level 8.
You must have a 1st degree in any subject (minimum 2:2 or equivalent) and level 3 or 4 certificate in counselling skills with experience of having used skills in a workplace or voluntary setting.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,400 per year
Students from Domestic
PgDip route fees: £8,600
Students from EU
Newman University is not licenced by the UK Government to sponsor migrant students under the Student route and is therefore unable to accept applications from international students at present.
Students from International
Newman University is not licenced by the UK Government to sponsor migrant students under the Student route and is therefore unable to accept applications from international students at present.
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