MA Mindfulness-based Approaches

• A good undergraduate or postgraduate degree (usually at a minimum 2:ii standard). Equivalent professional and practical experience in life and work can also be considered.
• Have completed a teacher-led 8-week mindfulness course (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction), taught to a group over 8 weeks.
• Frequent and regular meditation practice (normally on a daily basis) of mindfulness meditation, preferably as taught in MBSR and MBCT, for at least a year before starting the programme.
• IT requirements: students must have a computer in good working order (with basic software such as Microsoft Office as a minimum), access to the Internet, and the IT skills required to use these systems.

We welcome applications from international students. Please note that this course is part-time and so will not enable students to get a student visa to the UK. International students who apply will have to independently arrange visas to allow them to attend the teaching days over a 3-5 year period.

For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more

You will take three compulsory modules plus two modules of your choice.

Compulsory modules:

• Year 1: Foundation
• Research: This module can be taken anytime between Year 1 and 4.
• Thesis: This module is taken in the last year of study.

Optional modules:

Choose any two of the five modules below to be taken between the foundation and the thesis module.

• Teaching 1 
• Teaching 2 (Only available to students who have completed Teaching 1)
• Buddhist Background
• Mindfulness and the Brain