BA (Hons) Counselling Skills and Psychology

... United Kingdom
... University of Chester

Course Overview

Chester has a long-established national reputation for the provision of counseling education. We are linked to an exciting and cutting-edge research community and the course is delivered by practitioners and researchers who draw on their own professional and academic expertise. We seek to ensure that our students have the best experience possible. The teaching is largely experiential with a strong practical component. This is enhanced by guest lecturers who bring in knowledge and skills from the wider professional and academic community.

The general principles of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Ethical Framework (2018) help to inform our Counselling Skills course. The course provides you with a chance to gain highly developed embedded counseling skills to help others and can provide the foundations for further therapeutic training for those who wish to continue onto professional counselor qualification routes. It is a practical, reflective, and academic course that combines theory with social and contextual considerations. You will learn about a range of counseling and therapeutic approaches, developing your self-awareness and ability to communicate with people in an ethical, empathic, and professional way. It is in our view a unique chance to study for a multidisciplinary degree with a strong practical and employable component.

General Eligibility

Typical Entry:

112

UCAS points

GCE A Level:

112 UCAS points from GCE A Levels or equivalent. Typical offer - BCC/BBC. Applicants must also have GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above and GCSE English at grade C/4 or above.

BTEC:

BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM

BTEC Diploma - D*D*

T Level:

T Level at Merit

Irish/Scottish Highers:

Irish Highers - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4

Scottish Highers - BBBB

International Baccalaureate:

26 points

Access requirements:

Access to HE Diploma, to include 45 credits at level 3, 30 of which must be at Merit

OCR:

OCR National Extended Diploma - Merit 2

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - DMM

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - D*D*

Extra Information / General Entry Requirements:

Welsh Baccalaureate (core) and Level General Studies will be recognized in our offer. We will also consider a combination of A Levels and BTECs/OCRs. Applicants must also have GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above and GCSE English at grade C/4 or above. PLEASE NOTE: We cannot consider GCSE equivalencies but can consider the Edge Hill University GCSE Equivalency Test.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

  • IELTS Academic: Undergraduate: 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each band)

Programme Information
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Course Category

Psychology


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Campus Name

Exton Park


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Course Level

Undergraduate


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Duration

Full-Time, 3 years


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Available Intake

September


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IELTS Score

5.5


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Tuition Fees Range

9250,

12450, (INT)


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