Counselling and Mental Health (with Foundation Year)

“Please note that this course will be taught from our London location only.”

This foundation course is designed for applicants who do not meet the admissions criteria for the BSc (Hons) Counselling and Mental Health degree. You’ll start by completing a foundation year, which provides well-structured support. Following successful completion of the foundation year, you will progress with confidence to the first year of the BSc (Hons) Counselling and Mental Health degree to become qualified in the field of counselling and mental health.

This vocational BSc (Hons) Counselling and Mental Health course will provide you with a thorough grounding in the growing professional disciplines relating to both mental health and counselling, as well as setting you on the path to gain professional accreditation in counselling.

Our curriculum has been built so that you will learn about mental health conditions as well as learn practical counselling skills that you will put into practice during your placement opportunities throughout the course.

You will gain professional skills that are required for entering the workforce that are embedded throughout the course to keep you up to date with the appropriate knowledge and information.

Why Study Counselling and Mental Health?

If you have a passion for helping others and their mental health
If you want to be on the frontline helping those in need

What makes this course unique?

If you have an interest in Mental Health but want a more focused, skill-based degree than Psychology degrees are able to offer then this could be the course for you. Each year you will undertake modules learning about specific disorders as well as learning and practicing the skills required to work with those suffering from poor mental health.

Gain professional skills required for entering the workforce
Gain 100+ hours of clinical experience
Opportunity to carry out a research project in an area of interest

What will you learn on the course

The BSc (Hons) Counselling and Mental Health will provide you with a thorough grounding in the growing professional disciplines relating to both mental health and counselling, as well as setting you on the path for professional accreditation in counselling.

On the course you will learn about mental health conditions as well as learn practical counselling skills which will be put in to practice during the placements you will experience as part of the course. Professional skills required for entering the workforce are embedded throughout the course. You will also get the opportunity to carry out a final year research project in any area relating to Counselling or Mental Health that is of interest to you.

Year 0 (foundation year) (subject to approval, unit titles may change) - Human Sciences I, Introduction to Healthcare, Personal and Professional Development, Gateway Extended Project, Human Sciences II, Foundations of Psychology, Counselling and Mental Health
Year 1 Introduction to Research Methods (20) Introduction to Counselling (20) Introduction to Mental Health (20) Developing Coping Skills (20) Evidence based Practice (20) Introduction to Ethics and Professional Practice (20) Year 2 Research Methods (20) Promoting Health and Wellbeing (20) Developing Professional Practice (20) Cultures and Contexts (20) Further Exploration of Mental Health (20 Counselling Theory and Practice (20) Year 3 Dissertation (40) Consulting and Private Practice (20) Issues in the Consulting Room (20) Mental Health Through the Life Span (20) Positive Psychology (20)

You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, these include coursework, examinations, group work and projects.