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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Counselling Studies course at East Lancashire UC.
We're still busy gathering entry requirements for Counselling Studies at East Lancashire UC. Look out for more info soon.
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: C356
Here's what East Lancashire UC says about its Counselling Studies course.
Have you always had an urge to help those in need and make a positive difference in people’s lives? This programme can provide you with the theoretical framework needed to start you on your path to practising counsel work. You will learn how to help relieve clients of their suffering and enable you to support them in developing their self awareness, self-worth, and coping strategies to manage their lives more effectively. Throughout the course, you will develop relevant transferable skills such as critical enquiry, analysis, and capacity for independent learning. Alongside this, you will also gain real-life work experience by working in placements and helping service users. You will complete a total of 100 hours of clinical practice as a trainee counsellor.
Source: East Lancashire UC
Course details
Qualification
Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
Department
Health and Social Studies
Location
Accrington Campus | Accrington
Duration
2 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Counselling
Start date
September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
The modules you will study
Year 1 Personal and academic development; Counselling skills; Counselling theories; Introduction to research; Developing counselling skills in clinical practice; Developmental psychology
Year 2 Continuing personal development and professional practice; Models of practice; Research methods in counselling; Psychosocial Approaches Cognitive behavioural therapy; Mental health and wellbeing
How you will be assessed
You will be assessed by a variety of methods, such as assignments, presentations, exams and seminars.
East Lancashire UC student reviews
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores at East Lancashire UC
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 East Lancashire UC students who took the Counselling Studies course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
100%
high
Teaching on my course
100%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
100%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
100%
high
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
100%
high
Learning opportunities
96%
high
Learning opportunities
96%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
93%
high
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
100%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
93%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
100%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
93%
high
Assessment and feedback
97%
high
Assessment and feedback
97%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
100%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
93%
high
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
93%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
100%
high
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
100%
high
Academic support
93%
high
Academic support
93%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
93%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
93%
high
Organisation and management
77%
med
Organisation and management
77%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
71%
med
How well organised is your course?
80%
med
Learning resources
87%
med
Learning resources
87%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
75%
low
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
93%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
86%
med
Student voice
82%
med
Student voice
82%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
73%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
87%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
87%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
83%
high
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
100%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
67%
low
Student information
We're still busy gathering student information for Counselling Studies at East Lancashire UC. Look out for more info soon.
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about East Lancashire UC graduates who took Counselling Studies - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
100%
Say it fits with future plans
90%
Are utilising studies
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
We have no information about future earnings from students that studied this course.
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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