Psychology with Counselling Skills
University of AberdeenPsychology with Counselling Skills MA (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at University of Aberdeen, based in Aberdeen, taught full-time over 4 years. 83% of final-year students rated the course positively in the National Student Survey, and graduates earn £24,000 on average 15 months after finishing. Typical A-level entry is BBC.
A-Level Entry
BBC
Typical offer · UCAS
Student Satisfaction
82.71%
NSS · Office for Students
Avg. Graduate Salary
£24,000
15 months after graduation · HESA via Discover Uni
About this course
The overarching philosophy for the degree is to explore how counselling and psychology are used within mental health and well-being services to support individuals to access resources such as education and employment to maintain healthy lives. Students will be offered training to develop their self-awareness, reflective, and active listening skills. The range of transferable skills learned on this programme are highly prized by employers and postgraduate professional courses.
This degree, with a specialism in counselling theory and practice, will not qualify the individual student to practice as a counsellor, psychotherapist, or clinical psychologist. If students wish to work therapeutically with individual's or groups then they will require further postgraduate training. Student's from this degree will be eligible, with the completion of the degree and an interview, to transfer directly on to a range of professional postgraduate training courses.
Entry Requirements
Career Prospects
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 4 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Aberdeen
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Medicine, Psychology, Counselling, psychotherapy, and occupational therapy
- Avg. Graduate Salary
- £24,000
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ