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Psychology with Counselling

Entry requirements


128 - 136 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)

Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3

128 - 136 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and up to two other qualifications.

128 - 136 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate and up to three other qualifications (one of which must be A-Level equivalent).

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDD

DDD from a BTEC Extended Diploma

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

UCAS Tariff

128-136

128 - 136 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)

About this course


Course option

4years

Sandwich | 2024

Subject

Psychology

This exciting new British Psychology Society (BPS) accredited course provides the opportunity to study the fascinating world of psychology in combination with counselling. The course is ideal for those who want to acquire a breadth of experience and knowledge in psychology, whilst following a specialised and distinctive programme in the ever-evolving field of counselling.

**This course also offers the opportunity to spend one year completing a work placement.**

The course is designed to give you a thorough grounding in the foundational knowledge, skills and understanding of core areas of Psychology and Counselling throughout all years of your studies. During your final year, you’ll also able to select specialist modules linked to the areas of staff research expertise within Psychology.

This course caters for both students who wish to become professional psychologists and those who wish to pursue a career in counselling or related professions. Further training is required for both, and this is not a Counsellor practitioner programme. You should consider whether you feel ready to start a counselling related course and are encouraged to discuss this with the staff on the course if unsure.

You'll be taught by our team of over 150 expert psychologists in one of the largest Psychology departments in the UK, and will be able to take advantage of our innovative Psychology laboratories, exclusively for use by you to carry out your research and data analysis.

Our teaching is delvered by scholars who are recognised as world-leading as evidenced by the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF).

Our Psychology courses are accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) so as long as you graduate with at least a 2.2 honours degree you will be eligible to receive the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS – a necessary qualification if you wish to pursue further training and a career as a professional psychologist.

**Why study Psychology at NTU**

- All of our courses offer work-like experience and we'll support you to find a placement. Through our sandwich years or in-module placement opportunities, you'll get the opportunity to apply your knowledge in the real world.

- Tailor your learning experience through optional modules.

- Get involved in our amazing UK and overseas opportunities such as field trips and international summer schools. You could even study abroad for a year at a partner university.

- Your future employability and careers prospects are endless. In addition to working directly in Psychology, you will also develop transferable skills in communication, management, analysis and insight that are highly sought in many areas. This course places emphasis on preparing you for your future career. In Year Two you’ll have the opportunity to undertake work experience through the Personal and Professional Development module, enabling you to appreciate the importance of employment related experience and skills.

You also have the option of choosing to complete a four-year course which includes a year-long work placement. You must apply with the UCAS code C809 to be considered for the four-year sandwich / placement course. If you are on the three-year full-time course, you may also have the chance to study abroad as part of the course at one of our partner universities.

Modules

Year One Core modules are: Introduction to Psychology, Research Methods (One), Statistics (One), Approaches to Counselling, Counselling Toolbox, and Counselling in Context.

Year Two core modules are: Research Methods and Statistics (Two), Cognitive and Biological Psychology, Social and Developmental Psychology, Analytical Thinking in Counselling, and Personal and Professional Development in Counselling and Interpersonal Skills.

Year Three core modules are: Psychology Research Project, Client Issues in Counselling, and Advanced Psychology. You also have the choice of optional modules where you will pick two optional modules one from Set One and one from Set Two.

Set One modules include: Biological Perspectives on Psychiatric Disorders Community, Health and Applied Social Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, Infant Development, Person Perception, Psychology, Educational Needs and Inclusion, Psychology of the Paranormal, Psychology of the Family Statistics III: Advanced Statistics for Research, The Psychology of Sleep, The Psychology of Aging and Neurodegenerative disease, Black and Cultural Psychology.

Set Two modules include: Addictive Behaviours, Clinical Neuropsychology Language and Literacy, Development in Children, Psychology of Trauma, Psychopathology and Offending Behaviour, Social Development in Children and Adolescents, The Psychology of Sex Offending, The Science of False Memory.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,250
per year
EU
£17,150
per year
International
£17,150
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

City Campus

Department:

School of Social Sciences

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

84%
Psychology

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Psychology (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

80%
Staff make the subject interesting
88%
Staff are good at explaining things
79%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
76%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

82%
Library resources
86%
IT resources
85%
Course specific equipment and facilities
78%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

93%
UK students
7%
International students
18%
Male students
82%
Female students
76%
2:1 or above
8%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
B
C

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Psychology (non-specific)

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£17,472
med
Average annual salary
100%
high
Employed or in further education
56%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

12%
Health professionals
8%
Public services and other associate professionals
8%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals

20 years ago, this was a specialist degree for would-be psychologists but now it is the model of a modern, flexible degree subject. One of the UK's fastest-growing subject at degree level, and the second most popular subject overall (it recently overtook business studies), one in 23 of all graduates last year had psychology degrees. As you'd expect with figures like that, jobs in psychology itself are incredibly competitive, so to stand a chance of securing one, you need to get a postgraduate qualification (probably a doctorate in most fields, especially clinical psychology) and some relevant work experience. But even though there are so many psychology graduates — far more than there are jobs in psychology, and over 13,800 in total last year — this degree has a lower unemployment rate than average because its grads are so flexible and well-regarded by business and other industries across the economy. Everywhere there are good jobs in the UK economy, you'll find psychology graduates - and it's hardly surprising as the course helps you gain a mix of good people skills and excellent number and data handling skills. A psychology degree ticks most employers' boxes — but we'd suggest you don't drop your maths modules.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Psychology (non-specific)

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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£18k

£22k

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£26k

£26k

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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