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Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice (Distance Learning)

MA

Postgraduate degree

Overview

Our Master's in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice gives students an academic qualification alongside their professional counselling training. You can gain a Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits), Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) or Master’s Award (180 credits) in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice.

Aims

The aims of the programme are to recognise and enhance understanding of good professional practice and deepen theoretical knowledge, to engage in evidence- based practice and research, and to enhance skills of reflection and reflexivity and develop self-awareness to support Continued Professional Development.

Course Structure

This is an online course taken over a period of one year full-time or up to two years part-time. This offers a flexible career track suited to meeting the demands of professional counsellors and therapists needing to study part-time through distance learning.

Modules

This course includes or offers the following modules:

• Independent Study
• Counselling Ethics and the Law
• Reflecting on Clinical Practice
• Research and the Professional Part 1
• Research and the Professional Part 2
• Dissertation

Assessment

You'll be assessed through a range of written assignments related to professional learning in the counselling and psychotherapy field.

Teaching

All modules are completed through distance learning. Individual contact with a tutor is either face-to-face by telephone or through online tutorials. There'll also be webinars/online seminars available. Contact could be individual or in groups. You'll also have access to open seminars and workshops throughout the year.

Fees

2025 entry

• Student: Annual tuition fee
• UK full time: £8,985
• UK part time: £4,493
• International full time: £16,625
• International part time (distance learning): £8,313

Additional Course Costs

You may need to pay additional course costs over and above your tuition fees, for example, for specialist equipment or trips and visits.

Entry Requirements

This programme is suitable for counsellors and psychotherapists who have completed a recognised counselling or psychotherapy training qualification. Applicants should also be working, or have previously worked, professionally as a counsellor or psychotherapist.

To qualify for entry, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Must be a qualified counsellor or psychotherapist with a recognised training qualification
• Need to be qualified to at least Level 4 Diploma
• Have completed at least 100 clinical placement hours
• Must be a member of a professional body such as the BACP.

Opportunities

Career Development

The programme will give practising counsellors and psychotherapists an academic, University-based higher degree qualification to complement their professional qualification.

Facilities and Resources

Where the subject is taught:

• This is a distance learning programme. Tutorials can be face-to-face via telephone, video call or email. You'll also have access to webinars/online seminars. Contact could be individual or in groups.
• Commons building
• Newton Park library
• Our Virtual Learning Environment.

Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)

If you've completed a recognised counselling qualification or you have evidence of relevant academic study at Level 7 within the last five years, you may be able to apply for Accredited Prior (Experiential) Learning (AP(E)L). See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) web page to learn more.