Overview

This Counselling and Psychotherapy Principles and Practices (Hons) course from University of Derby gives you the opportunity to become more self-aware and experience personal growth

Key Facts

Utilise our specialist facilities to include our counselling suites

Focused humanistic approach throughout the course

100 hours clinical placement to enable you to register as a counsellor with a regulatory body such as the BACP
At a time of mental strain on populations, as a counsellor and psychotherapist you will be at the forefront of responding to these societal needs and you will be changing peoples’ lives. This course is more than an academic programme and will transform you academically, professionally and personally. Academically, this course focuses on enabling students to develop a firm grounding in understanding the humanistic theories of counselling and psychotherapy and to develop core academic skills of critical analysis and reflection. Professional counselling skills will be developed and applied in clinical placement. On a personal level, the programme will be transformable in terms of building self-awareness, confidence and understanding relationships. Those personal benefits are transferable to any relationship or employment which involves people.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Developing Counselling Skills and Personal and Professional Development

Health and Social Care Settings, Contexts and Frameworks

History of Psychological Therapies

Human Engagement and Connections: Understanding Self in Relation to Others

Psychology in the Modern World

Research Methods in Psychology

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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PTE Academic

71

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Derby, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Psychology Counselling Psychology View 776 other Bachelors in Psychology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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PTE Academic

71

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

UCAS points 104-112
A Level BBC-BCC
BTEC DMM
GCSE GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification
Access to HE Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 15, Merit: 24, Pass: 6

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17500 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

Derby

United Kingdom

540 - 852 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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