If you want to help people understand themselves, their relationships and their interactions with others, then our Psychology with Psychotherapy and Counselling Foundation Entry course is for you.
You’ll get a grounding in the related disciplines of psychology, psychotherapy and counselling, so you can understand psychological theory and cognitive behavioural therapy.
Successful completion of this course is a stepping stone to study on our Psychology with Counselling and Psychotherapy courses.
A Foundation Entry course such as this one is ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an honours programme. It’s a great stepping stone to a full degree.
Why study with us
- You’ll develop a critical understanding of psychotherapy/counselling and its relationship to other helping strategies.
- You’ll gain workplace skills that will help with any job, from communication to presentation and time management.
- Successful completion of this course is a stepping stone to study on our Psychology with Counselling and Psychotherapy courses.
What you'll do
- You’ll be taught by dedicated and enthusiastic academics who work hard to give you a transformative learning experience. You can acquire cutting-edge knowledge and skills.
- While you’ll study core modules in psychology, you’ll also have some flexibility to choose option modules throughout the course.
- Throughout this course, you’ll develop excellent observation skills, critical thinking and analysis, and a range of people skills - all highly sought after by prospective employers.
Module overview
Compulsory modules
• HUC110: Essential Study Skills for Higher Education
• PSC005: Psychology
• PSC006: Foundations of Psychology
Optional modules
• EDC101: Introduction to Education
• HUC111: Developing Academic Knowledge
• PIC101: Introduction to Philosophy
• SOC101: Introduction to Sociology
Year 1
Compulsory modules
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CG1010: Intro to Couns & Couns Skills
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CG1030: Key Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy
• PS1010: Methods and practice of psychological inquiry
• PS1020: Introduction to Developmental and Social Psychology
• PS1030: Introduction to Psychobiology and Cognition
Optional modules
• CG1000: The Discovery of the Unconscious: Freud and Jung
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CG1002: Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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CG1030: Key Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy
• PS1040: Current Topics in Psychology I
Year 2
Compulsory modules
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CC2010: Intermediate Counselling Skills in Practice
• PS2010: Psychological Research Methods 1: Design and Quantitative Analysis
• PS2015: Psychological Research 2: Qualitative Methods
• PS2020: Social and Developmental Psychology
• PS2030: Cognitive and Physiological Psychology
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PS2040: Individual Differences
Optional modules
• CG2001: The Development of the Unconscious in Britain
• CG2011: Person-Centred Counselling Theory in Context
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CG2081: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Skills and Applications
Year 3
Compulsory modules
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CG3006: Personal Development
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CG3010: Integration and Contemporary Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy
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PS3900: Psychology Project
Optional modules
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CG3001: Enhanced Counselling Skills and Personal Development
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CG3010: Integration and Contemporary Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy
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PS3010: Violent and Sexual Offending
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PS3015: Crime: Impacts and Consequences
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PS3020: Neuropsychological Disorders and Techniques
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PS3025: Brain, Treatments and Behaviour
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PS3050: Psychology in Education
• PS3051: Advanced Developmental Psychopathology
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PS3070: Psychology Placement Module
Course delivery
Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Future careers
Our Psychology with Psychotherapy and Counselling Foundation Entry degree course leads to a range of career paths in psychology or counselling, or both.
It could be the first step to becoming a Forensic, Health or Neuropsychologist. Or a Sport and Exercise Psychologist and Counsellor.
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