MSc Counselling & Psychotherapy at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

A BACP-accredited MSc built around person-centred-experiential therapy, combining counselling theory, personal and professional development and supervised client placements.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Duration: 24 months full-time | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Counselling training emphasises person-centred therapy, with theoretical, personal and professional development and practical skills components, including client work in person, online and by telephone. Classes include The Therapeutic Relationship, The Therapeutic Process and Personality Theory, with a three-day compulsory residential.

Career pathways

Graduates move into full-time or part-time counselling positions, often continuing in their placement or working in telephone counselling agencies and employee assistance programmes, and are encouraged to work towards professional accreditation (BACP accreditation requires the full MSc).

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Application information

Entry requirements

First-class or second-class Honours degree or equivalent qualification, plus a certificate in counselling skills (such as the COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills or an equivalent with at least 40 hours of counselling skills practice in triads, teaching the basics of person-centred counselling and using large or tutor groups for processing), completed or in progress before the start date. A strong application explaining the choice of the person-centred approach is required. Selection: application review, ranking on the person-specific questionnaire, then online group interviews assessing counselling skills, interpersonal skills and insight. Offer-holders must join or update the PVG Scheme, and applicants who lived outside the UK for three months or more in the previous five years need a Certificate of Good Conduct. Deferral is not offered.

Intake: September

Duration: 24 months full-time

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