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Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy MSc

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Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy MSc

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Master

    • Duration:

      3 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Part Time

    • Start Date:

      01 September 2019

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 9,750 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    institution

    Newman University

    Newman University got its start in 1968 as the Newman College of Higher Education. It ws named after Henry Newman, a notable resident of Birmingham and a great public speaker of the 19th century. It originally offered degrees through the University of Birmingham, though this changed tot eh University of Leicester in 2003. The first […]

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    Course Summary

    Newman University’s MSc degree program in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy is as advanced and specialised as it sounds. Not only does it meet all of the standards for your initial professional training as a counsellor, it opens the door to many careers in related fields.

    It is a great starting point for a career in psychotherapy as well, and indeed successful graduates will receive an Advanced Practitioner Certificate in Psychotherapy in addition to their MSc degree. This is a great pathway towards registry with the UKCP as an Integrative Psychotherapist.

    This degree program is primarily oriented around providing counselling and psychotherapy care to adults, but it does include introductory content regarding doing this kind of work with children and young adults.

    As to the approach followed, you’ll explore both academic and reflective learning in addition to clinical work. That means that you’ll not only receive training as a clinician, but also as a researcher.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This degree program is typically delivered over three years at part time, and the school will work with you to make your studies fit around your availability.

    Year One

    Your first year in Newman University’s MSc program in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, you’ll learn about the theoretical background of therapy, about the ethics that psychotherapists and counsellors are expected to uphold and ways to respect diversity. You will also undergo therapy yourself, amassing some 30 hours in the first year.

    Year Two

    Once you are assessed, you’ll begin your counselling placement in year two. This will eb done under clinical supervision. Both your placement and therapy sessions will continue through year three. You’ll also take more taught modules.

    Year Three

    In the final year of the program, you’ll select taught modules which further explore your chosen specialties, as well as beginning a research project which will inform your Master’s Dissertation.

    Learning & Teaching

    The modules which compose the bulk of Newman University’s Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy MSc program are delivered primarily through weekly lectures. This makes the program easy to attend around work, family or other commitments.

    These lectures and all of their accompanying materials and content will be oriented around making you familiar with the underlying science of the discipline, teaching you to provide competent clinical care, and making you capable of delivering high level academic research.

    Career Possibilities

    This is a long-standing and highly respected program, and as a graduate you will have many career potions before you, commercial, professional and academic.

    One of the most common career pathways for graduates is to study for UKCP registration as Integrative Psychotherapists. This requires approximately 4 years of study and will require you to complete at least 450 hours of clinical practice under exert supervision.

    This course makes excellent preparation for a PhD studies as well.

    Entry & Credit

    Successful completion will result in an MSc degree.

    Applicants must typically have earned a 2:2 or better undergraduate degree and Level 3 Qualification in Counselling Skills, or the international equivalent. The full list of accepted qualifications can be found here.

    All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by scoring well on an approved test. An excellent IELTS score would qualify, for example.

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