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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (Severe Mental Health) at University of Southampton - UCAS

University of Southampton

Degree level: Postgraduate

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (Severe Mental Health) (Taught)

Course summary

Explore Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) at a global top 100* university. Develop your CBT knowledge and skills and become a competent CBT practitioner on this postgraduate diploma at the University of Southampton. Your future career You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of cognitive behavioural concepts, models and methods (SMI) and will graduate primed to take the next step in your career. Key features of this course By studying both theory and research-based evidence, you’ll develop essential skills in:

  • collaborative assessment
  • formulation and treatment
  • critical decision-making
Your choice of modules will allow you to develop specialist skills in line with the needs of your clinical practice. Further information This part-time course is accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) at Level 1 and will count towards your accreditation as an individual practitioner. Visit our course page for a full list of modules and detailed requirements. *QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025

Modules

For a full list of modules, please visit our website.

Assessment method

At Southampton, assessments are designed to equip you with the skills you need for success in your career. On this course, you'll be assessed through case reports, therapy recordings, and essays.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

How to apply

International applicants

IELTS 7.0 overall, with minimum of 6.5 in all components.

Entry requirements

Upper second-class honours degree in psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy, nursing or equivalent. Suitable for mental health professionals with approved professional training, previous CBT training and at least one year’s experience of supervised CBT practice; usually good degree in psychology or professional equivalent If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate your English meets IELTS 7.0 overall, with minimum of 6.5 in all components or equivalent accepted test. For information on other accepted English language tests, please see the website.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/fees/postgraduate.page
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (Severe Mental Health) at University of Southampton - UCAS