BSc (Hons) Psychology & Counselling at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

Joint honours BSc (Hons) combining BPS-accredited psychology with counselling studies, including an embedded COSCA-accredited Certificate in Counselling Skills. It meets the requirements for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the BPS and prepares for postgraduate study in counselling, counselling psychology or psychology.

Department: School of Psychological Sciences & Health | Duration: 3 or 4 years full-time (36 or 48 months) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Psychology classes (Social & Health Psychology, Cognition & Neuropsychology, Research Methods in Psychology, Individual Differences, Social Psychology, Honours Cognition, Honours Psychobiology) alongside counselling classes (Theories of Counselling/Psychotherapy, Positive & Humanistic Psychology, Mental Health Difficulties, Person-Centred Theory, Counselling Skills Laboratory, Counselling Skills Practicum). A supervised Year 4 dissertation focuses on clinical or counselling psychology topics. Students on the four-year route take Year 1 of the BA Psychology programme.

Career pathways

Graduates progress to postgraduate study in counselling, counselling psychology or psychology, or to roles such as support work that benefit from counselling skills training.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Scottish Highers: standard entry AAAA (1st sitting) or AAAAB (2nd sitting), with Higher English at B, National 5 Maths or Applications of Mathematics at C, and at least one Higher from the preferred subject list (Classical Studies, Drama, Economics, Geography, History, Modern Studies, a modern language, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, RMPS, Sociology, Biology, Human Biology); minimum entry AABB (1st sitting) or AABBB (2nd sitting) with Higher English at B plus one other preferred Higher at B and Maths National 5 at C. A-levels: Year 1 entry ABB-BBB, GCSE Maths 4/C; Year 2 entry AAA-ABB, GCSE Maths 4/C. IB: Year 1 entry 32-30; Year 2 entry 36-32 (Maths SL5). Irish Leaving Certificate: two H2 and three H3 passes including English. Applicants with A-levels or equivalent may qualify for direct entry to Year 2; others complete Year 1 of BA Psychology. Deferred entry not normally accepted.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Rest of UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland) rate for full-time undergraduate programmes; Scotland-domiciled fee to be confirmed by the Scottish Funding Council Source

International applicants: GBP 24,100 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 or 4 years full-time (36 or 48 months)

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