BSc Psychology and Counselling
Entry requirements
GCSE: Minimum of 3 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above including Maths and English Language, equivalents accepted. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below. UCAS tariff: 112 UCAS Tariff points. A level: 112 UCAS Tariff points. BTEC: DMM T level: T Level - Merit. Foundation Degree: 60% pass mark. Access to HE: 112-120 UCAS points with minimum of 30 credits at distinction. Scottish Highers: 112-120 UCAS Tariff points. Irish Leaving Certificate: Equivalent of 112-120 UCAS Tariff points. IB: 31 points European Baccalaureate: Pass in Diploma of at least 65%.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy and Psychology, combining occupational therapy practice with psychological theory. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Human Behaviour. The programme covers counselling and psychotherapeutic approaches alongside applied psychology modules, and includes a supervised final-year research project on a topic of the student's choice. This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Modules
- Core Areas of Psychology
- Philosophical roots, research approaches and academic skills in Psychology
- Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Approaches
- Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
- Introduction to Qualitative Research
- Therapy, Ethics and Human Rights
- Research and Professional Skills
- Biological Psychology
- Classic Paradigms in Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology in Childhood and Adolescence
- Individual Differences
- New and Critical Theories in Social Psychology
- Further Research Methods
- Intermediate Counselling Skills 1
- Intermediate Counselling Skills 2
- Dissertation
- Become Unstoppable: Professional Skills
- Atypical Child Development
- Brain and Behaviour
- Educational Psychology
- Effective and Affective Thinking and Processing
- Forensic Psychology
- Media Psychology
- Occupational Psychology
- Psychology of Global Issues in the 21st Century
- Psychology and Health
- Psychology of Mental Health
- The Psychology of Extreme Violence
- Work Placement
- Animal Therapy (Assisted and Individual)
- Expressive Therapies
- Bereavement and Loss
- Counselling and Mental Health
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Skills
- Social Justice in Counselling and Psychotherapy