BSc (Hons) Psychology and Counselling modules
Counselling 1: Introduction to Counselling and Counselling Theories
Year 1 core modules
- Counselling 1: Introduction to Counselling and Counselling Theories
- Critical Thinking about Psychology
- Introduction to Core Areas in Psychology
- Introduction to Social Theory 2
- Psychological Research Design and Analysis 1
Year 2 core modules
- Biological and Social Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Counselling 2: Basic Counselling Skills and Theory across Individual and Group Situations
- Psychological Research Design and Analysis 2
and one optional module
- Complementary Medicine and Health Psychology
- Health Psychology and Complementary Medicine
- Positive Psychology: Wellbeing and Happiness
- Psychological Research Skills
- Psychology of Communication
- Theoretical Approaches to Forensic Psychology
- Theoretical Approaches to Psychology and Education
Final-year core modules
- Counselling 3: Contemporary Issues, Contexts and Problems
- Dissertation
- The Psychology of Development and Individual Differences
and two optional modules (one must be a psychology module)
- Applied Forensic Psychology
- Issues in Psychology
- Psychology of Learning Disabilities
- The Psychology of Criminal and Sexual Offending
- The Psychology of Sex and Intimate Relationships
Modules across the school also available
Modules offered may vary.
This module is designed to introduce students to the field of counselling and the theories it uses. Over the first few weeks brief introductions are given to what counselling is, how it relates to other disciplines, where counselling takes place, different kinds of people counselling can support, social problems it tackles, the history of counselling from its beginnings through to modern day, the contemporary issues it faces and the interpersonal skills counsellors use.
The module also introduces students to the major theoretical approaches that may be helpful for counsellors attempting to support people facing life difficulties. These topics are utilised as a vehicle for the delivery and development of students' personal development planning, study and transferable skills.