Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Counselling University of East London - Stratford Campus, UK

Do you have a passion for helping people, do you feel inspired to make a positive change in people's lives, and to meet society's ever-growing need for help in times of mental health difficulties, bereavement, or any number of life's troubles? Then our undergraduate counselling course is for you.

Our course integrates current therapeutic approaches in an innovative way to prepare you to become a skilled, competent and reflective practitioner. It offers you a rare opportunity to gain both a BACP-accredited academic degree and a professional qualification, and through 108 hours of placements, you'll be well on your way to becoming an accredited practitioner.

We'll give you in-depth knowledge of the four major psychotherapeutic approaches:

• Person-centred
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Psychodynamic
• Existential

You will develop your understanding of the key feature of counselling - the therapeutic relationship between counsellor and client. In order to achieve this, you'll undergo personal therapy yourself, starting in year one. You'll also practise what you've learned in lectures through video-recorded counselling sessions in the UEL labs. We'll enhance your employment prospects by offering you work placements and a number of volunteering and community action projects.

Study our course and you can find yourself profoundly changing people's lives in a career that will give you incredible satisfaction and reward.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

We've made theory, practice, research and personal development the four pillars on which we've built our course.

In year one, you'll study the foundations of the therapeutic process and practise basic counselling skills. You'll have the chance to apply your knowledge through supervised counselling work placements during your second and third years. Additionally, in your third year, you'll carry out and write up a research project.

There are many ways of providing counselling, involving more than 400 different therapeutic modalities. The characteristic feature of this course is the highly contemporary way in which it integrates the main therapeutic approaches.

You'll cover the main and well-established modalities of person-centred counselling, psychodynamic counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy and existential counselling.

By the time you graduate, you'll have amassed at least 100 hours of client work. You'll be well on your way to the 450 hours you need for full British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) accreditation.

We consistently review our courses to ensure we are up to date with industry changes and requirements from our graduates. As a result, our modules are subject to change.