Psychology with Counselling

UCAS code: C809

Here's what Nottingham Trent University says about its Psychology with Counselling course.

This exciting 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 delivered 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 and pathways. We offer a wide range of optional modules which are taught by experts in their field. In your final year you'll be able to choose modules related to this specialism as well as a completely free choice from the modules outlined below.

• 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, or take part in NTU SHIELD, our mental health and wellbeing service for adolescents experiencing difficulties or challenges.

• 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.

In the first two years of your degree, you'll complete an introduction to psychology and counselling with core modules in biological, social, developmental and cognitive psychology, counselling techniques and tools, and you'll undertake training in research methods and statistics.

In your final year, you'll sit a further core module in psychology and counselling, and can select specialist final year modules linked to the areas of staff research expertise within Psychology. In your final year you'll also complete a research project in psychology, focused on a topic of your choosing under the supervision of a research-active member of staff.

Year One Core modules are: Introduction to Psychology, Research Design and Practice (One), Analysing Data: Methods and Tools (One), Approaches to Counselling, Counselling Toolbox, and Counselling in Context.

Year Two core modules are: Brain, Behaviour and Cognition: Understanding the Mind; Social Evolution and Individual Development; Analysing Data: Methods and Tools (Two); Reseach Design and Practice (Two); Analytical Thinking in Counselling; and Personal and Professional Development in Counselling and Interpersonal Skills.

In your Third Year, you'll complete a year-long sandwich placement where you'll get the opportunity to apply your knowledge in the real world.

Final year core modules are: Psychology Research Project, Client Issues in Counselling, and Psychological Applications to Work Settings. You also have the choice of optional modules where you will pick two optional modules one from Set One and one from Set Two. See the website for more information on optional modules.

Throughout this course, you'll be assessed using a variety of methods including coursework, written exams, presentations, and multiple choice phase tests.