MSc Psychotherapy and Counselling at University of Greenwich

Programme overview

Make a career change into counselling or enhance your professional practice with a part-time master’s degree in psychotherapy and counselling with flexible entry options. Make a career change into psychotherapy and counselling or enhance your professional practice with a part-time master’s degree in psychotherapy and counselling with flexible entry options. Psychotherapists and Counsellors are essential to the mental wellbeing of a wide range of people in our society.

What you will study

Located at the university's iconic Greenwich Campus. You will be fully supported in undertaking original research that is personally and professionally relevant. Study one afternoon and evening per week over three years. Benefit from our flexible entry system if you have previous postgraduate counsellor training and are seeking an accredited Master’s level qualification.

Career pathways

Graduates from the MSc Psychotherapy and Counselling course can pursue careers as professional counsellors or use the transferable counselling skills in a range of other professions (e.g. pastoral support; advice services etc.).

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Application information

Entry requirements

An undergraduate (honours) degree at 2:1, or above. If your first degree does not have an experiential counselling skills element then you will be required to obtain, as a minimum, a level 3 certificate in counselling skills which must include at least 26 hours of taught contact time that will need to be evidenced in your application. Further information about entry: Applicants must have some experience of working with people in a helping capacity. Suitable applicants will be required to: Provide a personal statement of at least 500 words on your interest in pursuing counsellor training. Submit an essay; Attend a group information session; Attend an interview. Attend an interview.

Intake: September

Duration: 3 year part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.gre.ac.uk/study/apply/pg

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