Course Overview
This course is taught through block learning. Find out more at https://www.lancashire.ac.uk/study/block-learning
Our Psychology with Counselling degree will help you pursue a career where you can help people understand and work through their problems.
The course will explore a range of psychological and counselling approaches, as you develop your own counselling skills. You'll gain excellent observation skills, critical thinking and analysis, plus a range of people skills.
You’ll learn about different approaches and techniques to support people dealing with a wide range of mental health issues. This includes bereavement, domestic violence, relationship issues and much more.
Why study with us
Your degree will be taught in short, focused blocks, allowing you to study one module at a time.
You’ll develop an understanding of psychology, as well as counselling skills.
You’ll have various opportunities for work experience including volunteering, paid employment or placements.
What you'll do
While you’ll study core modules in both psychology and counselling, you’ll also have the flexibility to choose optional modules in other areas of psychology.
You can choose to study abroad or complete a placement year, helping you gain real-world experience.
In your final year, you’ll take on a research project where you can take an in-depth look at a topic of your choice.
Future Careers
You will gain excellent observation, critical thinking and people skills, which are highly sought after by employers. You’ll find our graduates working with people to resolve social and emotional problems.
You'll be in a good position to apply for postgraduate study if you want to pursue a clinical role in psychology or counselling.
You could also apply for a number of other roles, including:
Education roles
Health and social care roles
Expressive arts therapist
Social workers
Police or prison roles
Please visit The University of Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Lancashire has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
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| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date) |
Our Fair Access Scheme recognises barriers into education and allows us to make an offer with lower entry requirements. At the University of Lancashire, we are proud to help people seize every opportunity to flourish in education, at work and for life. We recognise that students from disadvantaged backgrounds often face significant challenges to access and succeed in higher education. Our Fair Access Scheme ensures that students aren’t limited by circumstances and can achieve their potential.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Please note the fee for Year 1 is £9,790. The fee for Year 2 is £10,050. Fees for Year 3 will be £10,050 plus inflation linked increases, in line with the government fee cap.
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