Program Overview

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Person-Centred Counselling, MSc, PgCert or PgDip

Introduction

Our Person-Centred Counselling programme is the starting point for a career providing life-changing therapy. Full-time or part-time, you can achieve an MSc, PgDip or PgCert, allowing you to progress to your chosen career.

Study Information

Study Options

• Learning Mode: On Campus Learning
• Degree Qualification: MSc, PgCert or PgDip
• Duration: 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months or 36 months
• Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
• Start Month: September
• Location of Study: Aberdeen

Programme Fees

MSc

• Fee information Fee category | Cost
  • UK | £10,715
  • EU / International students | £20,860

PgDip

• Fee information Fee category | Cost
  • UK | £7,800
  • EU / International students | £3,905

PgCert

• Fee information Fee category | Cost
  • UK | £3,900
  • EU / International students | £1,950

Programme Structure

Stage 1

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (PD5006)
  • Foundations and Therapeutic Process in Person - Centred Counselling (ED50NE)

Stage 2

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Development of Professional Practice, Reflexivity and Enquiry (ED55NF)

Stage 3

• Compulsory Courses:
  • ED50NG Work Based Project/Dissertation (60 credit points)

Available Programmes of Study

• MSc
• PgDip
• PgCert

Entry Requirements

• Individuals on this course will need a high level of critical self-awareness and a willingness to reflect on their own process.
• Readiness to enter a programme which has at its centre the student’s own personal development is desirable.
• Voluntary or professional experience of support work with adults is also desirable.

Qualifications

• The information below is provided as a guide only and does not guarantee entry to the University of Aberdeen.
• Applicants will normally be expected to hold a relevant Honours degree with a 2:2 or above from a recognised university or body.
• In exceptional circumstances, applicants without this qualification may be admitted by achieving Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Please contact the programme director for guidance.
• Applicants must also prove they have relevant, credit-bearing counselling skills, totalling 60 credits, ideally from completion of Aberdeen University’s Counselling and Listening Skills courses 1 to 4.

English Language Requirements

• To study for a Postgraduate Taught degree at the University of Aberdeen it is essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write English fluently.
• The minimum requirements for this degree are as follows:
  • IELTS Academic: OVERALL - 6.5 with: Listening - 5.5; Reading - 6.0; Speaking - 5.5; Writing - 6.0
  • TOEFL iBT: OVERALL - 90 with: Listening - 17; Reading - 21; Speaking - 20; Writing - 21
  • PTE Academic: OVERALL - 62 with: Listening - 59; Reading - 59; Speaking - 59; Writing - 59
  • Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency: OVERALL - 176 with: Listening - 162; Reading - 169; Speaking - 162; Writing - 169

Document Requirements

• You will be required to supply the following documentation with your application as proof you meet the entry requirements of this degree programme.
• If you have not yet completed your current programme of study, then you can still apply and you can provide your Degree Certificate at a later date.
  • Degree Certificate
  • Degree Transcript
  • Personal Statement
  • Reference x 2

Careers

• On completion of the validated diploma students can register as a qualified counsellor with the professional bodies.
• There are growing opportunities for employment in the third sector, in Employee Assistance Programme companies and for working in private practice.
• There are also opportunities in human resources, occupational health and in the NHS as counsellors or wellbeing practitioners.

Accreditation

• This programme is accredited by COSCA.

Our Experts

• All our counselling tutors are practising counsellors.
• As a staff team we aim to reflect the person-centred emphasis in our relationships with participants, always endeavouring to offer open, genuine and responsive opportunities for learning.
• We believe in experiential growth and accept that our own learning and development is ongoing and enhanced by those we work with.

How You'll Study

• Attendance, after the 4 day induction, is 1 full day each week on campus for part-time, or 2 full days each week on campus for full-time study.
• Learning on the PG Diploma prepares you to work within the counselling profession and is quite different from learning in other subjects.
• The emphasis is on experiential and relational learning which is central to the course operation and ethos.
• You’re encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning, to see learning as a tool that will help you achieve your goal of becoming a person-centred counsellor, able to confidently and comprehensively fulfil your personal and professional duties.

Learning Methods

• Clinical Learning
• Group Projects
• Individual Projects
• Peer Learning
• Professional Placements
• Research
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Workshops

Assessment Methods

• A significant aim of the course is to support and encourage the development of 'reflexive practitioners’, able to offer and use constructive feedback.
• Through the process of self, peer, and tutor assessments, the programme members will have the opportunity to realise and understand the impact of their personal power and responsibility in the process of becoming recognised as professional counsellors.