Here's what you will need to get a place on the Counselling course at Teesside University.
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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.
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
Access course information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).
Access assessment information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).
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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.
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Teaching on my course
84%
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How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
83%
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How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
90%
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How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
85%
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How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
78%
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Learning opportunities
81%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
85%
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How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
80%
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How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
83%
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To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
88%
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To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
68%
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Assessment and feedback
85%
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How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
83%
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How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
85%
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How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
80%
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How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
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How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
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Academic support
84%
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How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
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How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
85%
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Organisation and management
56%
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How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
69%
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How well organised is your course?
42%
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Learning resources
96%
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How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
98%
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How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
100%
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How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
90%
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Student voice
80%
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How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
63%
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To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
95%
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To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
83%
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How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
71%
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Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
93%
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How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
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Healthcare and clinical practice placements
My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.
95%
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I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.
95%
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I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.
95%
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I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).
80%
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I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).
100%
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My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.
98%
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See who's studying at Teesside University. These students are taking Counselling or another course from the same subject area.
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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.
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 from Teesside University graduates who took Counselling - or another course in the same subject area.
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.
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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