Course Overview

The BSc (Hons) Psychology and Counselling course at the University of Suffolk will equip you with a solid foundation in both psychology and counselling that can provide the basis for a career as a counsellor, psychotherapist and in the psychological professions more broadly. It will provide successful graduates with graduate based chartership of the British Psychological Society, often a mandatory requirement for professional training courses.

Through studying with us you will be equipped with a thorough knowledge of each of the major fields within psychology: biological, cognitive, developmental, and social psychology as well as the major therapeutic traditions within counselling: humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural.

In bringing these two distinct disciplines together, the course provides a unique synthesis of psychology and counselling that explores how the knowledge developed in both fields can be used to address commonly occurring psychological and emotional difficulties and enable human wellbeing, resilience and growth.

The course examines key topics including the interaction between mind and behaviour, and how the relationship between emotion, cognition, behaviour and context shape individual motivation and group behaviour. You will also discover the nature and influence of the unconscious, the functioning of memory, attention and perception and how these affect our beliefs, motivations and choices, and how interpersonal processes influence individual behaviour in social situations.

The course is underpinned by a thorough grounding in the research methods currently used in psychology, counselling and health care settings. This includes both qualitative and quantitative methods and how these methods are used in the context of developing evidence-based practice.

The delivery of the course takes place through a variety of rich, interactive learning experiences which are delivered by experts in the field. These learning experiences include face-to-face and online lectures, seminar-style groups for exploring and debating topical issues and practical workshop sessions in dedicated laboratories. In the third year you will undertake your own independent research project under supervision to explore an area of particular interest to you and to develop your confidence and skills as a researcher and scholar.

General Eligibility

112 UCAS tariff points (or above), BBC (A-Level), DMM (BTEC) You will also be required to have an enhanced DBS. Students will also need to have completed an Introductory Counselling Course at L2 or L3 or equivalent. All applicants are required to hold GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) where English is not the students' first language.