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Counselling Studies MScR

The University of Edinburgh

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

The MSc by Research in Counselling Studies provides students with a comprehensive understanding of research design, data collection and data analysis for research in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. It offers an advanced education to students interested in developing research skills, including qualified counselling and psychotherapy practitioners and social science researchers. Counselling and psychotherapy specialise in qualitative, reflexive and critical approaches to research, and have particular expertise in practice-based research that draws directly on practitioners' own therapeutic work, on the client's experience of therapy, and in narrative, reflexive and auto-ethnographic methods. We are especially keen to encourage research concerned with the interface between counselling, psychotherapy and social, cultural and political life. Our research portfolio is highly interdisciplinary, integrating concepts, practices and scholarship from: counselling and psychotherapy psychology sociology philosophy education cultural studies health and social care other social sciences. Our interests include: disability gender trauma abuse counselling children and young people sexualities You can read more about our research interests and publications on our website: Counselling and Psychotherapy people directory

Application deadline

21/04/2025

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 30,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

The University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    18th

  • Campus address

    Main Campus, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Social Work

    5th out of 73 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 181
    171 95%

    2nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    n/a

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.86 72%

    64th

    15

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