Doctor of Counselling Psychology 36 months PHD Program By UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 301-330QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

36 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

12,740 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

PsychologyMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

Other

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

This applied professional training course gives you a doctorate-level education leading to a Doctor in Counselling Psychology. It comprises a comprehensive programme of taught modules, 450 hours of counselling psychology practice in a range of placements, and a doctorate-level research project. Experts guide you through integrated theory, personal and professional development, and clinical practice, with focus on the value of research and how it directly informs current practice.

You receive rigorous training on personal, professional and academic levels, which requires you to combine personal development with explicit psychological theory as a basis for mindful clinical practice.

The training will equip you to work in a broad range of settings, including the NHS, industry, third sector, private practice, academic and research roles, and many others. Our links with practices and partner providers, such as LIFT, the NHS and the Avon Wiltshire Partnership, make this course highly vocational and popular with employers.

Program overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

Other

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

This applied professional training course gives you a doctorate-level education leading to a Doctor in Counselling Psychology. It comprises a comprehensive programme of taught modules, 450 hours of counselling psychology practice in a range of placements, and a doctorate-level research project. Experts guide you through integrated theory, personal and professional development, and clinical practice, with focus on the value of research and how it directly informs current practice.

You receive rigorous training on personal, professional and academic levels, which requires you to combine personal development with explicit psychological theory as a basis for mindful clinical practice.

The training will equip you to work in a broad range of settings, including the NHS, industry, third sector, private practice, academic and research roles, and many others. Our links with practices and partner providers, such as LIFT, the NHS and the Avon Wiltshire Partnership, make this course highly vocational and popular with employers.

Admission Requirements

176+
62+
90+
6.5+
3.3+

Applicants should have the following:

  • Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society
  • upper second class or first class degree in psychology
  • Certificate in Counselling Skills (comprising a minimum of 75 class hours)
  • one year's experience of working in a one to one helping role
  • the standard University levels of proficiency for English Language.

You should state the grade achieved for your undergraduate research project on your application.

In addition, applicants should:

  • be academically able to succeed at doctoral level and able to develop professional practice to doctoral level
  • have reached a level of maturity, which is not to do with age, to enable them to work with the emotional demands of vulnerable clients and the personal development aspects of the course
  • be open-minded and respectful of diverse views and perspectives
  • have the capacity for self reflection and be open to feedback from others
  • demonstrate a good level of interpersonal skills and sensitivity to others
  • have the ability to synthesise and communicate complex ideas both verbally and in writing.

3 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
7,383 GBP
International
12,740 GBP

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