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Therapeutic Counselling (Top-up)

  • BA (Hons)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 15/09/2025
  • Undergraduate
Darlington College
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2025-2026
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Course summary

Note: Due to the course delivery location and visa restrictions, this course is NOT available to international students requiring a Student Visa.

Location: This is an award of Teesside University delivered in partnership with Darlington College (campus code 1) and Stockton Riverside College (campus code 3).

Indicate point of entry as Year 3 when applying for this top-up degree.

Course overview:
This course aims to provide further development opportunities for counsellors and to meet continuing professional development requirements. You acquire a sound theoretical framework, and develop practitioner skills by reflecting on your practice and undertaking relevant research.

After the course
Possible progress would be on to postgraduate degree courses. Successful candidates may also wish to pursue British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy accreditation.

Modules

Access course information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).

Assessment method

Access assessment information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).

This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Darlington College

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 1 Years

Start dates

  • 15/09/2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
C895
Institution code:
T20
Campus name:
Darlington College
Campus Code:
1
Points of Entry:
Year 1

Teesside University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
C895
Institution code:
T20
Campus name:
Darlington College
Campus Code:
1

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

Due to the course delivery location and visa restrictions, we are not accepting applications from international students requiring a Student Visa.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Level 5 (NQF) Foundation degree in Counselling or an equivalent qualification. Any candidate who has already completed a research study as part of a different degree programme at level 5 or above and who has a NQF level 4 Diploma in Counselling may be considered for entry onto the programme.

Due to the nature of the programme candidates will need to provide written references from two sources. One of these should be an academic reference with the other being their clinical advisor in order to demonstrate their appropriateness to undertake and cope with the academic requirements. Levels of maturity and commitment to the course and professional development will be evaluated from reference material and during the interview process. The BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice supports equality of opportunity whilst recognising responsibility and change as an on-going process. During the application process the counselling team will be referring to the ethical principles of counselling and the course fitness to practice policy to promote open and honest dialogue.

Suitable candidates will be invited for interview.

Additional entry requirements

Interview

Historical entry grades data BETA

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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.

Additional fee information

Details of 2025-26 fees will be available as soon as possible. For 2024-25, find out more about fees and funding if you are from the UK or Ireland here: tees.ac.uk/fees. If you live in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man contact your education authority: gov.uk/student-finance.

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