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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Counselling and Psychotherapy (Top-Up)
Warwickshire College
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Counselling and Psychotherapy (Top-Up) course at Warwickshire College.
We're still busy gathering entry requirements for Counselling and Psychotherapy (Top-Up) at Warwickshire College. Look out for more info soon.
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: C844
Here's what Warwickshire College says about its Counselling and Psychotherapy (Top-Up) course.
This course is intended for students who are already qualified at level 5 (FdSc or FdA) in counselling and/or psychotherapy and who have completed an appropriately-supervised clinical placement of a minimum 100 hours.
Students taking this course are usually working in the sector and wish to study to honours level and beyond in order to enhance their academic status and/or employment and promotion prospects.
The taught sessions will be delivered at Royal Leamington Spa College or Pershore College with additional individual pastoral and dissertation tutorials. Considerable further commitment is required for self-directed study and assessment.
For the September 2025 intake, classes will be held on Mondays from 9.00am to 5.30pm.
This course is delivered and awarded by Warwickshire College and is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS).
For our Higher Education Terms and Conditions please visit https://wcg.ac.uk/page/701/terms-and-conditions
Source: Warwickshire College
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Department
Health and Care
Location
Royal Leamington Spa College | Royal Leamington Spa
Duration
1 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Counselling
Start date
September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,535 per year |
| Scotland | £9,535 per year |
| Wales | £9,535 per year |
| Northern Ireland | £9,535 per year |
| EU | £11,950 per year |
| International | £11,950 per year |
The modules you will study
Level 6
Dissertation (40 credits) Research Methods (WCG Generic) (20 credits) Couples and Systems (20 credits) Assessment and Evaluation (20 credits) Developments in Psychotherapy (20 credits)
For further details about this course, please refer to the programme specification here: https://blob.wcg.ac.uk/pdf/definitive-programme-specification-bsc-counselling-and-psychotherapy-v4-1-acc-30c1bfde095bafde412393e8c9f5ca24.pdf
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated, please contact us for the latest information.
How you will be assessed
A range of formative and summative assessments include essays, presentations, reports and a major dissertation project.
There are no exams associated with this course.
Warwickshire College student reviews
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores at Warwickshire College
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 Warwickshire College students who took the Counselling and Psychotherapy (Top-Up) course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
99%
high
Teaching on my course
99%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
100%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
95%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
100%
high
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
100%
high
Learning opportunities
90%
med
Learning opportunities
90%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
89%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
89%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
100%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
95%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
79%
med
Assessment and feedback
87%
med
Assessment and feedback
87%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
89%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
79%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
95%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
100%
high
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
74%
med
Academic support
97%
high
Academic support
97%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
100%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
95%
high
Organisation and management
60%
low
Organisation and management
60%
low
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
58%
low
How well organised is your course?
63%
med
Learning resources
75%
low
Learning resources
75%
low
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
84%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
79%
low
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
63%
low
Student voice
72%
low
Student voice
72%
low
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
47%
low
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
84%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
84%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
67%
low
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
95%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
84%
med
Student information
We're still busy gathering student information for Counselling and Psychotherapy (Top-Up) at Warwickshire College. Look out for more info soon.
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
We have no information about graduates who took Counselling and Psychotherapy (Top-Up) at Warwickshire College.
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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