Course options
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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
Goldsmiths Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
SEP
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Duration
2 Years
Course summary
This programme is ideal if you wish to qualify and pursue a career as a professional counsellor. It's designed to enable you to develop as a reflective counselling practitioner.
- This is a psychodynamic course which gives students solid theoretical foundations, as well as basic counselling skills in psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy. It combines classical with contemporary psychodynamic theory and has a strong emphasis on issues relating to diversity and multiculturalism in theory and practice.
- The programme offers a full-time mode of study extending over a minimum of two years and a part-time mode of study extending over a minimum of three years. Both modes of study carry a total of 240 credits on completion, as opposed to the usual 180 for an MA programme.
- The curriculum focuses on psychodynamic, psychoanalytic and relational psychoanalytic perspectives. Through engagement in a range of learning contexts, including lectures, group seminars, therapeutic skills practice workshops, creative workshops, experiential group work, counselling placements, tutorials, independent study and dissertation supervision, students are supported in developing links between personal, clinical and theoretical knowledge. You will be required to be in personal therapy until you complete your second year, and your clinical placement hours – please note this is at your own cost.
- On completion of this programme, students will have achieved all the educational requirements necessary to be eligible to apply for personal accreditation with the BACP, after they have accrued the necessary additional post qualification hours.
Skills
The programme will enable you to develop:
- critical thinking, evaluation and interpretation
- interpersonal and therapeutic skills
- communication in a range of modes (written, spoken, interpersonal)
- research skills
Careers
Suitable careers for graduates of this programme include:
- counselling
- teaching
- support and welfare work
- advocacy and mentoring
Modules
Tuition fees
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£ 22,640per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
Goldsmiths, University of London
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University League Table
60th
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Campus address
Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, Lewisham, SE14 6NW, England
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Subject ranking
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Graduate prospects
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Student satisfaction
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Student satisfaction
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