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All courses in Counselling

Explore all the undergraduate qualifications we offer, from certificates through to diplomas and degrees, in counselling.

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Honours Degrees (10)

  1. BSc (Honours) Psychology with Counselling
  2. BSc (Honours) Nursing (Mental Health)
  3. BSc (Honours) Health Sciences
  4. BA (Honours) Health and Social Care
  5. BSc (Honours) Healthcare and Health Science
  6. BA (Honours) Social Work (England)
  7. BA (Honours) Social Work (Northern Ireland)
  8. BA (Honours) Social Work (Scotland)
  9. BA (Honours) Social Work (Wales)
  10. BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree

Diplomas of Higher Education (5)

  1. Diploma of Higher Education in Counselling
  2. Diploma of Higher Education in Health Sciences
  3. Diploma of Higher Education in Health and Social Care
  4. Diploma of Higher Education in Social Care (Scotland)
  5. Diploma of Higher Education Open

Foundation Degrees (1)

The same level as a Diploma of Higher Education, often with a more practical focus. If you live or work in Scotland, we’ll usually offer an equivalent Diploma of Higher Education.

  1. Foundation Degree in Counselling

Certificates of Higher Education (8)

  1. Certificate of Higher Education in Healthcare Practice
  2. Certificate of Higher Education in Children and Families
  3. Certificate of Higher Education in Health Sciences
  4. Certificate of Higher Education in Healthcare with Health Science
  5. Certificate of Higher Education in Social Care
  6. Certificate of Higher Education in Social Care (Scotland)
  7. Certificate of Higher Education in Social Care Practice (Wales)
  8. Certificate of Higher Education Open

Open University Certificates (1)

Between 60 and 120 credits. Study a specific topic to explore your personal and professional interests.

  1. Certificate in Health Sciences

Counselling modules

OU level 1

  1. Exploring psychological worlds: thinking, feeling, doing
  2. Introducing health and social care
  3. Introducing the social sciences
  4. Science and health: an evidence-based approach

OU level 2

  1. Critical issues in health and wellbeing
  2. Death, dying and bereavement
  3. Mental health and community

OU level 3

  1. Counselling and forensic psychology: investigating crime and therapy
  2. Exploring practice
  3. Investigating health and social care
  4. Young lives, parenting and families

Access modules

  1. People, work and society Access module
  2. Psychology, social science and wellbeing Access module

Short courses

  1. Advanced therapeutic relationships
  2. Online counselling: getting started
  3. Trauma-informed counselling