Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details:
This programme equips you with critical perspectives and cultural awareness in relation to counselling and psychotherapy practice in our increasingly globalised and diverse world.
These entry requirements are for the 2026-27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027-28 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2026.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent.
We will also accept a UK 2:2 honours degree, or its international equivalent, with a strong personal statement, relevant experience and/or references confirming your aptitude to study at postgraduate level.
Your personal statement should demonstrate a high level of motivation. It should indicate why you want to study counselling and demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of international and cross-cultural perspectives in counselling and the capacity to reflect on personal aptitude for work in this field.
International qualifications
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You must take these courses
Between Counselling and Research 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (L12)
CNST12007
20 credits
Counselling Across Borders
CNST11095
20 credits
Counselling across languages and cultures
CNST11090
20 credits
Decolonising Self, Therapy and Society: Psychosocial Reflections
CNST11099
20 credits
MSc Dissertation (Counselling)
Must be passed at 50%
CNST11014
60 credits
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