BSc (Hons) Psychology and Counselling

Program Overview

Students develop practical experience through a variety of learning styles, preparing them for further study or careers in fields such as advertising, marketing, and healthcare.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This program is designed to provide you with a thorough grounding in the theory and application of both psychology and counselling. The emphasis is on innovation and learning through a variety of styles that have widespread use, while developing key skills and relevant practical experience. The counselling skills you gain will provide a basis for further study and training in counselling.

Objectives:

• Learn about the principles of psychology, bio-psychology, and the psychology of social behaviour, as well as research methods.
• Be introduced to key theoretical counselling concepts and start to develop your practical counselling skills.
• Focus on the theoretical aspects of helping relationships and consider how this relationship can be used to benefit clients' psychological health.

Outline:

Year one:

• 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

Year two:

• 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

Year three:

• Dissertation
• Become Unstoppable: Professional Skills

Optional modules (student chooses two) :

• 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

Optional modules (counselling - student chooses two):

• Expressive Therapies
• Bereavement and Loss
• Counselling and Mental Health
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Skills

Assessment:

Assessment methods will vary depending on the modules you choose to study, but you can expect:

• Exams (25%)
• Research reports (25%)
• Essays (25%)
• The remaining 25% will be split across a variety of assessment tools, including:
• Assignments
• Practical reports
• Group work
• Presentations

Teaching:

You’ll be supported through the course and taught by expert and award-winning academic staff, including authors of books and papers in many areas, some of them have appeared on television and radio. Robert Bendall is recognized as the UK's number one Psychology Technician of the year 2011 by the British Psychological Society. The psychology department is recognized at an international and national level for the work they do. The team members are proud of the psychology programs they offer and are passionate about giving you stimulating learning opportunities. They will help you study psychology either alone or with criminology.

Careers:

You may choose to continue your studies with them or pursue a career in advertising, marketing, or retail. They have strong ties with many businesses that hire their graduates. The School also offers support and job advice to their past graduates.

Other:

• You will be studying at the School of Health and Society which has
a strong focus on enhancing public health. grade, a Graduate basis for Chartered Membership will be awarded to help you become a chartered psychologist.
• This is just the first stepping-stone to becoming a fully-qualified psychologist.
careers in psychology.
• Their graduates work for the Bolton Primary Care Trust, General Medical Council, Victim Support and Witness
Services.

| Type of study | Year | Fees | |---|---|---| | Full-time home | 2024/25 | £9,250.00 per year | | Full-time international | 2024/25 | £17,040.00 per year | | Full-time home | 2025/26 | £9,250.00 per year | | Full-time international | 2025/26 | £17,650.00 per year |