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PostgraduateCourse summary
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). Why study this course?
- Become a fully qualified counsellor and achieve a master’s degree in only 1 year.
- The course combines academic study and personal reflection with a strong focus on counselling skills and practice
- Birmingham Newman University enjoys a strong regional and national reputation in counselling training and has good relationships with a range of placement providers across the region
- The course meets the standards set by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- It offers a distinctive training in integrative counselling, drawing on contemporary models of counselling to form an integrated framework for practice
- This programme is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally enlightening
- On completion, you will have the skills and knowledge to practice independently or within an organisation.
Modules
Please refer to the Birmingham Newman University website for details.
Assessment method
There will be a range of essays, presentations, portfolio, clinical recordings, counselling practice, and one VIVA examination at the end of the programme.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Psychotherapy, United Kingdom Council for
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
International applicants
This course is currently unable to accept applications from international learners.
Entry requirements
You must have a degree (minimum 2:2) or equivalent and have completed a face-to-face level 3 qualification in counselling skills or equivalent, have relevant experience of using these skills in a workplace or voluntary setting, and have demonstrated at interview your suitability for undertaking professional training. Those with a 1st degree, but without a level 3 qualification, may apply for the Birmingham Newman University Introductory Certificate in Counselling and then, on successful completion, apply for the MSc Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy Studies. Birmingham Newman University Record of Prior Learning (RPcL/RPel) policy can be applied to any applicants who consider they have qualifications or experience that may warrant them being granted exemption from elements of a particular course. Applicants will be invited to a selection day for a group task and individual interview. Applicants will need to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance prior to starting the course. For more information on your Enhanced DBS application please click here.
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
Please refer to the Birmingham Newman University website for details.
Provider information
Birmingham Newman University
Genners Lane
Bartley Green
Birmingham
B32 3NT