If you are interested in pursuing a career in counselling or clinical psychology, or another helping profession where interactive skills are essential, this course is one of only a few national programmes that is designed specifically for you.

Our Psychology and Counselling course will introduce you to the central concepts of both psychology and counselling before moving on to explore the subject in more depth, according to your interests. You will have the opportunity to study areas as diverse as positive psychology, parapsychology and neuroscience of mind.

Optional Work Placement Year/ Opportunities Abroad

You are encouraged to undertake a year-long placement in between Stages Two and Three of study. If you meet the entry criteria, and choose to take up a placement year you will find it an invaluable experience that helps you to apply your learning in your final year and prepares you for your career. We offer a lot of support in helping you to find a placement, which can be in the UK or overseas.

This course prepares you for postgraduate training in counselling and counselling psychology as well as other areas. Upon completion of such a postgraduate course you can also obtain ‘chartered’ status as a counselling, clinical, educational, occupational, health or forensic psychologist.

Continue your studies and become a qualified counsellor by studying our MSc in Counselling Children and Young People or our MSc Counselling.

Choose to pursue a career as an educator as as an academic psychologist, conducting research and teaching in higher education.

Psychology degrees provide an excellent grounding for a diverse range of non-psychological careers. The listening and communication skills developed on this degree course will be highly valuable in a range of health and social care professions.