Psychology with Counselling (Q84)

Psychological therapies are rooted in psychological understanding, so this degree provides a strong foundation in psychology with a specific focus on how counselling works and how it can help people change. You’ll consider how counsellors and psychologists use theories and evidence to contribute to debates about how we understand mental health conditions, diagnosis and treatment options, and how psychology is critical to understanding mental health, relationships, education and employment.

Key features of the course

• Take the first step towards professional accreditation as a psychologist

• Study the most popular psychology with counselling degree in the UK

• Learn how the latest counselling theory and research can be applied in therapeutic settings

• Explore key topics across cognitive, social, biological, developmental and forensic psychology

• Develop sought-after analytical, research and communication skills needed for a range of careers

Course Modules

This degree has three stages.
You’ll start Stage 1 with a choice of an introduction to psychology and counselling or the science of human health. Next, you’ll explore how psychologists study our thinking and behaviour, and how academic research can be applied in real-life settings. This will give you a firm foundation to progress to more specialised study in counselling and psychology, as well as developing essential study skills.

At Stage 2, you’ll begin by examining counselling approaches to real-world issues such as relationships, depression and trauma. You'll study mental health in contexts such as the criminal justice system and the service user movement. You’ll also expand on the core areas of psychology introduced in Stage 1, learn the research methods used by professional psychologists, and undertake research projects.

At Stage 3, you’ll begin with a module in counselling and forensic psychology, which takes an applied approach to issues such as counselling vulnerable clients and working therapeutically with offenders. You’ll complete your degree by exploring the relationship between the questions psychologists ask and the methods chosen to answer them. As part of the final core psychology module, you'll carry out an independent research project.