Counselling and Psychotherapy (Top up)

Nelson and Colne College Group
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 1 Year MedicineCounselling, psychotherapy, and occupational therapy

About this course

Our top-up degree is designed to build upon your previous counselling training. You will further develop your knowledge and understanding, gain a deeper theoretical base and apply what you learn to a variety of practice contexts and learn how to provide an effective service to your clients while maintaining your wellbeing. The programme will also encourage you to critically reflect and develop relevant transferable skills such as critical enquiry, argument and analysis, and independent learning. Alongside this, you will also gain real-life work experience by running therapeutic groups within the community, building your confidence as a practitioner.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1172 Social services managers and directors
3219 Health associate professionals
2229 Therapy professionals
1231 Health care practice managers
3214 Complementary health associate professionals
2224 Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Accrington
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Medicine, Counselling, psychotherapy, and occupational therapy