MSc Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies
Abertay UniversityDundee, United Kingdom
Course overview
An on-campus MSc for graduates, practising counsellors and people in helping roles who want to study counselling and psychotherapy as an advanced academic discipline without a clinical placement. Explore pluralistic approaches and develop counselling-informed skills that can feed into advanced practice, further training or doctoral study.
Key highlights
- Advanced academic study of counselling and psychotherapy, taught on campus
- Designed for graduates, practising counsellors and people in helping roles
- Explores pluralistic approaches to counselling and psychotherapy
- Develops counselling-informed skills for advanced practice
- Prepares students for further training or doctoral study
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarship
The programme provides full or part funding for full-time courses at postgraduate level, normally a one-year Master’s degree, in any subject and at any UK university.
Careers this course leads to
- Counsellor (with further accredited training)
- Psychotherapist (with further accredited training)
- Mental health support worker
- Wellbeing practitioner
- Pastoral care officer
- Researcher in counselling and psychotherapy
Cost of study
UK/Home: Scotland £8,300; rest of UK £10,400 (per year) | International: £18,950 per year
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 Abertay University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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