Psychology with Counselling Skills

University of Aberdeen
Undergraduate MA (Hons) Full-time 4 Years MedicinePsychologyCounselling, psychotherapy, and occupational therapy

A-Level Entry

BBC

Avg. Graduate Salary

£24,000

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

A-Level Grades BBC
Scottish Higher BBBB
Scottish Advanced Higher ABB
BTEC DDM

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1172 Social services managers and directors
3219 Health associate professionals
2462 Probation officers
2229 Therapy professionals
1231 Health care practice managers
3214 Complementary health associate professionals

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