PG Cert Neurodiversity Coaching at Birkbeck, University of London

Programme overview

If you are a coaching practitioner holding a relevant qualification, this Postgraduate Certificate in Neurodiversity Coaching is especially designed to enhance your skills and knowledge to work towards effective coaching in a neurodiversity context.

Faculty: School of Psychological Sciences | Duration: One year part-time, on campus | Study mode: part-time | Intake: October 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course gives you the opportunity to develop and enact workplace neurodiversity coaching compassionately, ethically and informed by best evidence. This includes understanding how to embed consideration of multiple, and potentially marginalised, intersecting identities into your practice. You must complete two modules worth a total of 60 credits. Compulsory modules include Introduction to Neurodiversity Coaching.

Career pathways

This Postgraduate Certificate in Neurodiversity Coaching is designed to offer you valuable continuing professional development and will equip you with the knowledge you need to practise in this area. It also equips you to progress further in your studies by undertaking specialised Master’s-level study in neuroscience or cognate fields, for example you may pursue your studies further at Birkbeck with our MSc Educational Neuroscience, MSc Developmental Science and Neurodiversity or MSc Career Coaching and Coaching Psychology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Our standard postgraduate entry requirement is a second-class honours degree (2:2 or above), or an equivalent international qualification however, professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience are taken into consideration positively and may be accepted in place of a degree. In your supporting statement please let us know clearly your motivation to undertake this course. You will also need to list and provide evidence of existing coaching or other relevant professional and academic qualifications you have gained, such as accreditation with the International Coaching Federation, ILM level 7, CIPD level 7 or similar. English language: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,380 a year (2027/28). Part-time home students; One year part-time, on campus, starting in October 2027 Source

International applicants: GBP 7,260 a year (2027/28). Part-time international students; One year part-time, on campus, starting in October 2027 Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: One year part-time, on campus

Apply through the official page: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/student-services/admissions/postgraduate/applications

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