Course summary
Explore Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) at a global top 100* university. Develop your CBT knowledge and skills with this advanced course in CBT for severe mental health conditions. This postgraduate certificate aligns with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) requirements and can count towards your accreditation as an individual practitioner. Your future career You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of cognitive behavioural concepts, models and methods 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
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. You'll need to be already working at a level approaching competency in CBT. This can be demonstrated by one of the following: successful completion of a certificate or diploma in CBT (including a CTS-R rating of 30 or above) or 50 clinical hours of CBT under supervision of an accredited CBT practitioner (including a CTS-R rating of 30 or above). 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 accepted equivalent. 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
Provider information
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ