Our BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling degree program is designed for students who will benefit from an extra year of academic support at the start of their studies. The course serves as a stepping stone to other counselling-related credentials such as psychotherapy or Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT). During your foundation level, you will learn the skills and confidence necessary to successfully complete your undergraduate degree. Following your foundation year, you will study the major areas of psychology curriculum such as social, cognitive, biological and developmental psychology, as well as research methodologies.

If you lean towards studying emotional, cognitive and social processes and behaviour, the Psychology with Counselling course might be the course you are looking for. You’ll observe and understand the way in which an individual relates to others and the environment around them.
This degree has been designed for curious individuals who want to learn more about the human mind and what motivates our attitude but require a little extra help before embarking on a full university degree program.
Our Psychology and Counselling degree will teach you the fundamentals of psychology and counselling. Depending on your interests, you will go further into certain subjects. You will be able to study subjects as diverse as positive psychology, parapsychology and cognitive neuroscience. You’ll look at how counsellors and psychologists utilise ideas and data to contribute to arguments about how we understand mental health disorders, diagnosis and treatment options, as well as how psychology is important in understanding mental health, relationships, education and employment.