Psychology with Counselling Skills University of Aberdeen

Overview

Why Study Psychology with Counselling Skills?

Why Psychology

• You will be introduced to state-of-the-art concepts and theories taught by award-winning teachers and world-class researchers, exposing you to the latest thinking in the field.

• You will benefit from the key strengths within the School of social psychology, neuroscience, language, perception and industrial psychology.

• We have a wide range of course options available in 4th Year to allow you to specialise in areas such as clinical, forensic, language and developmental psychology.

• The School of Psychology is ranked in the top twenty for research in the UK (2014 REF).

• You will have the opportunity to gain experience using specialised laboratories and equipment including those for brain imaging analysis, eye movement recording, movement analysis and visual neuroscience.

• To help you get a job we have an employability programme for our students which includes: internship opportunities, online resources, career talks and networking events.

• Psychology graduates are eligible for membership of the British Psychological Society, this is a first step towards becoming a professional Psychologist.

• In the final year students have the opportunity to do a unique research project to a professional level. A number of final year projects have gone on to be published in internationally renowned journals.

Why Counselling Skills

• An introduction to the theoretical concepts of a counselling approach and to the use of counselling skills.

• To develop effective active listening skills

• An introduction to the concept and experience of self-awareness and personal growth in the context of counselling skills training.

• To be able to understand and apply the model of a counselling approach

• To have a foundation understanding of the range of counselling approaches, CBT, Person Centred, Psychodynamic, Gestalt etc.

• To provide an essential foundation for possible further training in the areas of counselling and psychotherapy

• To gain a validated certificate in Counselling Skills

How You'll Study

Teaching in the Psychology with Counselling Skills programme of the University of Aberdeen is by means of lectures, laboratory practicals, workshops and tutorials, with more extensive experimental projects at years 3 and 4. Assessment is by means of examination and continuous assessment. Honours projects are typically assessed on the basis of a written dissertation.

Careers

At the University of Aberdeen, we give you every opportunity to broaden your horizons and develop the professional and personal skills and attributes you will need to build a successful career. The high quality of our degrees combined with our strong focus on employability opens up a wide range of career options, which is demonstrated by our consistently high rate of graduate employment.