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Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA

Counselling

Teesside University

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Entry requirements

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Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: C894

Here's what Teesside University says about its Counselling course.

Note: Due to the course delivery location and visa restrictions, this course is NOT available to international students requiring a Student Visa.

Location: This is a 2 year full-time award of Teesside University delivered in partnership with Stockton Riverside College (campus code 3), Hartlepool College of Further Education (campus code 5) and Darlington College (campus code 1).

Course overview: Our FdA Counselling course provides professional training and equips you with a sound theoretical framework and the practitioner skills required to work safely and effectively as a counsellor. The programme adopts a personal-centred approach with aspects of psychodynamic and cognitive behaviour therapy explored as comparative approaches.

You are required to undertake a minimum of 100 hours of supervised clinical practice with a recognised counselling agency, and undertake a minimum of 20 hours (10 hours in each year) of personal therapy. You are expected to attend two mandatory weekend workshops each year, for which there is a fee.

After the course: Your employability skills will be directly addressed through the professionally related curriculum of the programme in relation to the requirements of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and through the professional reflection aspect of assignments.

This course will allow you to consolidate learning in practical counselling techniques, informed by the theory of counselling practice. We hope that you will be able to develop skills and training and add to the knowledge and skills base in order to develop as professionals. Graduates will also be encouraged to work towards accreditation with the BACP.

Course details

There are a few options in how you might study Counselling at Teesside University.

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3 course options available.

Qualification

Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA

Department

Psychology

Location

Stockton Riverside College | Stockton-on-Tees

Duration

2 Years

Study mode

Full-time

Subjects

• Counselling

Start date

September 15, 2025

Application deadline

January 29, 2025

The modules you will study

Access course information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).

How you will be assessed

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Teesside University reviews

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I had other opportunities in the USA and Australia, but tried the UK and now I'm suffering.

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The quality of education is not existent. Lectures - slides with superficial information, level of primary school, not applicable level, poor, unpracticable and not useful. There is no depth, no engagement, and no real knowledge—just surface-level .ppt that only touches the basics. Basically you wil...

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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 Teesside University students who took the Counselling course - or another course in the same subject area.

Counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy

Select an option to see a detailed breakdown

How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

83%

med

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

90%

med

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

85%

med

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

78%

low

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

85%

med

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

80%

med

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

83%

med

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

88%

med

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

68%

low

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

83%

med

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

85%

med

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

80%

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How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

88%

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How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

88%

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How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

83%

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How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

85%

med

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

69%

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How well organised is your course?

42%

low

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

98%

high

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

100%

high

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

90%

high

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

63%

med

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

95%

high

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

83%

med

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

71%

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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?

69%

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My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.

95%

high

I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.

95%

high

I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.

95%

high

I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).

80%

high

I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).

100%

high

My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.

98%

high

Student information

See who's studying at Teesside University. These students are taking Counselling or another course from the same subject area.

Counselling
Mode of study
Full-time83%Part-time17%
Gender ratio
Female90%Male10%
Where students come from
UK100%
Number of students40
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
English LanguageB
SociologyC
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

The Counselling course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for information about Teesside University graduates across each of those subject areas.

Subjects allied to medicine
Allied health

Graduate statistics

92%

In a job where degree was essential or beneficial

92%

In work, study or other activity

88%

Say it fits with future plans

89%

Are utilising studies

Top job areas

10%

Therapy professionals

3%

Natural and social science professionals

2%

Science, engineering and technology associate professionals

1%

Managers, directors and senior officials

Graduate statistics

92%

In a job where degree was essential or beneficial

91%

In work, study or other activity

88%

Say it fits with future plans

84%

Are utilising studies

Top job areas

43%

Other Health Professionals

42%

Therapy professionals

3%

Caring personal services

2%

Business and public service associate professionals

Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates

Earnings after graduation

Earnings from Teesside University graduates who took Counselling - or another course in the same subject area.

Allied health

Earnings

£26.6k

First year after graduation

£34.3k

Third year after graduation

£32.8k

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.

Source: LEO

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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