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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Counselling course at Bath Spa University.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
C,D,D
CDD or equivalent. Applications from those studying only two A-levels or alternative qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.
Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £7,000 per year |
| Scotland | £7,000 per year |
| Wales | £7,000 per year |
| Northern Ireland | £7,000 per year |
| Channel Islands | £7,000 per year |
| Republic of Ireland | £7,000 per year |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: X335
Here's what Bath Spa University says about its Counselling course.
Taught by City of Bristol College, this course will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to take forward into your future practice. It will support you through a ‘helping placement’ at Level 4 and completion of counselling hours at Level 5. The course is centred around an integrative approach to counselling.
You'll be required to engage in your own personal therapy and the course supports opportunities for your personal enquiry, reflection and development.
This course is also available on a part-time basis. If you'd like to apply for part-time entry, please do so directly through City of Bristol College.
This course is delivered by City of Bristol College in collaboration with Bath Spa University
Course details
Qualification
Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
Department
School of Science
Location
City of Bristol College | Bristol
Duration
2 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Counselling
Start date
September 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
The modules you will study
During this Counselling Foundation Degree course, you will complete a number of different modules. Areas studied could include:
- Counselling relationships
- BACP/NCS ethical framework
- Counselling skills
- Creative approaches to counselling
- Theoretical approaches
- Application to practice
- Personal development
- Humanistic approaches: gestalt, transactional analysis, psychosynthesis and existential approaches
- Solution-focused therapy
- Professional practice
- Human development
- Working with loss and grief
- Evidence-based practice and research
- Mental health in a counselling context
- Supervision, professional and reflective practice
How you will be assessed
We use a wide variety of assessment techniques which are all coursework-based including written assignments, presentations, practical skills assessments, critical reviews, creative pieces and a portfolio of counselling and supervision logs and reports.
During this Counselling Foundation Degree course, you will be asked to complete a minimum of 30 hours in a vocational placement, some of which can be undertaken prior to starting the course, where you will develop your counselling skills and knowledge.
In stage 2, you will start your counselling placement and practice as a trainee counsellor in an approved counselling setting to achieve 100 counselling hours under supervision.
Bath Spa University reviews
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2nd year student
the student union is small and not many people go, the societies are also small, but they have a good team to support student issues
1 year ago
2nd year student
there is like 3 clubs in bath so the night life is a bit rubbish, everything is quite expensive so itu2019s hard do do stuff on a uni budget
1 year ago
2nd year student
bath is quite expensive in general and if it wasnu2019t for having saving then it would be really difficult to afford living here, the cheapest accommodation wasnu2019t even covered by my student loan
1 year ago
2nd year student
the lectures are normally really helpful and they have a lot of welfare support available
1 year ago
2nd year student
the library and the data base they have is very big and they have a lot available, they have an on campus gym and su, however the su is very small and normally pretty much empty, the accommodation is nice if u can afford the more expensive ones, however the cheapest options are questionable
1 year ago
2nd year student
there as a lot of independent learning as some semesters your not in everyday all day, the mixture of fashion and business is good as you have model dedicated to normally just one aspect, the teachers are normally available to help especially seeing as the classes are a bit smaller
1 year ago
National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from Bath Spa University students who took the Counselling course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
97%
high
Teaching on my course
97%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
94%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
94%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
100%
high
Learning opportunities
84%
med
Learning opportunities
84%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
88%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
88%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
94%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
75%
low
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
75%
med
Assessment and feedback
82%
med
Assessment and feedback
82%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
81%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
81%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
94%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
88%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
69%
low
Academic support
100%
high
Academic support
100%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
100%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
100%
high
Organisation and management
91%
high
Organisation and management
91%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
81%
med
How well organised is your course?
100%
high
Learning resources
90%
high
Learning resources
90%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
92%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
88%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
94%
high
Student voice
100%
high
Student voice
100%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
100%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
100%
high
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
100%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
92%
high
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
93%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
100%
high
Student information
See who's studying at Bath Spa University. These students are taking Counselling or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Biology | D | |||||
| Psychology | B | |||||
| Chemistry | D | |||||
| Mathematics | D | |||||
| Geography | D | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
We have no information about graduates who took Counselling at Bath Spa University.
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from Bath Spa University graduates who took Counselling - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£20.8k
First year after graduation
£23.5k
Third year after graduation
£29.2k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Counselling.
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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