Counselling postgraduate degrees in North West England

8 universities offer 11 postgraduate courses. To get the best results for postgraduate counselling degrees, enter your predicted grades.

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University of Chester

2 counselling courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
WUSCA ranking: 5th
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Everyone I have met has been friendly and helpful. There are plenty of societies to join and the student union bar is great for a bit of socialisation on the side. I wish there were more green spaces to sit and quiet areas like the library dotted around. Parking is a bit hit and miss but there's plenty of buses.

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Liverpool John Moores University

1 counselling courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
WUSCA ranking: 18th
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Best - course team deliver the course well, uni has lots of facilities and is generally clean and smart looking, central location makes it easier for commuting students Worst - lack of library facilities in main building, lack of space in cafes, needs more tables

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  • Person-Centred and Experiential Counselling Competency
  • Person-Centred-Experiential Theory
  • Personal Development: Self and Society
  • Theory of Counselling and Psychotherapy
  • Counselling practice; developing expertise
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Manchester Metropolitan University

1 counselling courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
WUSCA ranking: 76th
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The best aspects are the student union and the facilities available. I think it could be improved if we had more books generally available at the library without requiring click and collect, since right now the library feels like a study space but not a real library.

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Year 1
  • Applied Psychology
  • Clinical Theory 1 (Developmental Speech, Language and Communication Disorders)
  • Clinical Theory 2 (Acquired Speech, Language, Communication and Swallowing Disorders)
  • Clinical Theory 3 (lifelong and Complex Speech, Language, Communication and Swallowing Disabilities)
  • Linguistics and Language Acquisition
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Edge Hill University

1 counselling courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
WUSCA ranking: 47th
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The commute links are very convenient as someone who has to travel from peripheries of Manchester .St James campus is very arranged and plentiful spaces and resources for students like myself however I must say there isn’t much of a social aspect example societies or events going on I believe due to it not being Edge Hills main campus However since my course is placement based when we do arrive to campus we naturally socialise and she one another’s experiences .Overall Univeristy social aspect is amazing considering lots of places to go since on Oxford Road Would be nice to have some events or even go to Main campus as a whole

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  • HUG4004 Research Methods
  • HUG4024 Creative Connections 1: Therapeutic and Psychological Theories
  • HUG4026 Creative Connections 4: Advancing Creative and Therapeutic Process Skills
  • HUG4027 Creative Connections 3: Expressive Personal Development (1)
  • HUG4028 Creative Connections 5: Expressive Personal Development (2)
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University of Salford

2 counselling courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
WUSCA ranking: 93th
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Facilities are brilliant. Students are friendly. Lectures are friendly. However, as someone with struggles in organisation and other areas I find the lack of support really difficult. I feel like im a number in a system not a student as much so I find the course can be more challenging than I can handle even though I have the knowledge of the content

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Year 1
  • Bereavement and Loss (Online)
  • CBT for Children and Young People
  • Compassion Focused Therapy (Online)
  • Counselling and Psychotherapy for Children and Young People
  • Dissertation
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  • Bereavement and Loss (Online)
  • CBT for Children and Young People
  • Compassion Focused Therapy
  • Counselling and Psychotherapy for Children and Young People
  • Dissertation
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University of Lancashire

1 counselling courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 39th
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WUSCA ranking: 51th
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UCLan is a great place to study because of its friendly staff, diverse student community, and excellent facilities like the library and sports centre. It provides strong academic and personal support. One area for improvement could be creating more study spaces during exam periods and adding more campus events to bring students together.

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  • HI4117: Speech Science for Speech and Language Therapists
  • HI4118: Biomedical Science and Dysphagia for Speech and Language Therapists
  • HI4119: Developmental Speech and Language Disorders
  • HI4120: Conditions Across the Lifespan
  • HI4121: Acquired Speech and Language Disorders
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University of Cumbria

2 counselling courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
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I can honestly say apart from having to my lifestyle to incorporate study in amongst work and family life i have had no negative experiences. The support from the tutors on this course has been above and beyond and the resources they provided for optimal learning have been amazing. If extra support is needed they are only just an email or a teams meeting away and if they cant help you will be sign posted in the right direction. I feel for not considering myself to be an academic person i have excelled in this course but this was only due to the support provided.

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University of Greater Manchester

1 counselling courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
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I think there are a lot of resources available lately and even support for international student but I think they could be more facilities to study such as study rooms, more pods available And also more student events!!

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  • Foundations of Positive Psychology
  • Positive Psychology Dissertation
  • Positive Psychology in Practice
  • Qualitative Inquiry
  • Research Methods for Counselling and Coaching
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