MSc/PgDip/PgCert Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
- Part-time study available
An upper second class honours degree in psychology or other health/social care related discipline, e.g. counselling, health sciences, nursing
Or:
An honours degree (in any discipline) (2.2 or above) and A diploma in Counselling or it’s UKCP or BPS equivalent
In addition applicants are required to have achieved 12 months mental health related work experience and be currently working/volunteering in practice using CBT or Cognitive Behavioural skills.
Students will be required to use CBT skills within their work/voluntary placement setting and will need to access supervised practice.
Practice should be supervised by:
A qualified Counselling/Psychotherapy Supervisor who is a member of BACP/BABCP/UKCP who is proficient to supervise CBT skills.
An accredited CBT therapist who is, or is working towards, BABCP supervision accreditation.
Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)
We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.
Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).
English Language Requirements
A candidate whose native tongue is not English must possess a current qualification deemed acceptable by the University as evidence of proficiency in the English Language. Such a qualification must equate to a minimum average score of 7 or above (and for each component 5.5 or above) from the Cambridge / British Council English Language Testing Service (IELTS). This is broadly comparable to a classification of C1 under the Common European Framework (CEF). The NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) stipulates that IELTS minimum score must be at 7.0 (and for each component 5.5 or above).