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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    City Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    2 years

Course summary

Gain a comprehensive knowledge of the acquisition and subsequent use of interpersonal and counselling skills for therapeutic benefit. Gain a deep understanding of relational theory and practice and learn how to apply your therapeutic counselling and psychotherapy skills with clients. Accredited by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), this course will enable you to develop the skills you’ll need as a professional counsellor or psychotherapist. It will provide you with the training required to become registered with the BACP and be professionally recognised as a counsellor. As part of this course, you’ll: Identify your strengths and areas for development through clinical practice, ensuring you become a capable and self-reflective practitioner Be trained to deliver therapy using online platforms, including video conferencing, and over the phone Experience a variety of learning approaches from full class lectures, to small group skills development where you can record your practice in our communications suite Study appropriate methods of research to form a research proposal and complete a dissertation in a subject area or specialism of your choice Hands-on experience We'll help you find a suitable work placement where you’ll have client contact on a regular basis totalling 100 hours. You’ll also undertake 20 hours of personal counselling from a network of professional counsellors approved by our university. Teaching and learning In addition to on-campus teaching sessions, you’ll need access to a private space to attend occasional online training sessions. This will require the use of a personal computer or equivalent device, and access to the internet.

Application deadline

13/05/2024

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 17,500per year

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

University information

Leeds Beckett University

Leeds Beckett University

  • University League Table

    78th

  • Campus address

    City Campus, Leeds Beckett University - City Campus, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3HE, United Kingdom

Leeds Beckett is a global university, with an alumni community of over 250,000 people based in 166 countries around the world.
LBU degrees are available to study in-country in Botswana, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Singapore and Vietnam.
International students can apply for scholarships and receive in-country application support in China, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Qatar, and Vietnam.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    60th out of 73 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 181
    127 70%

    32nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    65th

    8
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.18 80%

    34th

    24

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