Counselling FdA course

Key highlights

• Professional training to practise safely and effectively as a counsellor
• Sound theoretical framework combined with practitioner skills development
• Person-centred approach at the core of the programme
• Psychodynamic and cognitive behaviour therapy explored as comparative approaches
• 100 supervised placement practice hours completed by the end of year two

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Creative Assembly Scholarship

  You may be eligible for £9,000 if you study games design and are facing financial difficulty, and / or identify as a woman, and / or are from a minority ethnic background.

  Up to £9,000

• Global Excellence Scholarships

  The Global Excellence Scholarship value is £2,000 for your first full academic year of study (all successful applicants on a foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate programmes).

  Up to £2,000

• Hill Scholarship

  You may be eligible for £6,000 if you study accounting and finance, and you have been educated at a Tees Valley school or college for at least three years.

  Up to £6,000

• Santander Brighter Futures

  You may be eligible for £1,000 if you study an undergraduate or postgraduate course.

  Up to £1,000

• Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship

  There are up to 30 Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships available, of £7,000 each, allocated as a fee waiver in the first year of study.

  Up to £7,000

Careers this course leads to

• Counsellor
• Trainee counsellor
• Counselling practitioner
• Wellbeing practitioner
• Support worker

Cost of study

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Teesside University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.