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A huge warm welcome to our new 2022-23 cohort! We are excited to have you joining us and look forward to seeing you during our online inductions which take place on Wednesday the 13th of September in T2-26 from 11:00am.

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A warm hello from Aashiya Patel your programme lead!

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Our counselling modules are very hands on and we give students the opportunity to develop their Counselling skills with a range of activities. We have specially designed counselling observations labs and well virtual reality equipment to understand VR therapy and technology advances!

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I want to study this course but don't want to be a counsellor, what else can I do?

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I want to study this course but don't want to be a counsellor, what else can I do?

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There are a wide range of careers within which counselling skills and knowledge and regularly utilised and sought after.

You could consider careers in the following:
•Psychologist- (Clinical/Counselling/Forensic/Educational/Occupational/Sport)

•Mental Health Nursing

•Social work
Police

•Paramedics

•Human Resources (HR)

•Management roles

•Teaching
just to name a few!

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Todd Barker- 2nd year student-
"Studying Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling (PPC) has been a great experience in which I have learnt a lot. Aashiya, Charlotte and Chathurika are all really patient and compassionate toward their students and also deliver their lectures very professionally. I would high recommend the PPC course to anyone looking to develop their skills and are looking to become either a psychologist or counsellor."

Vic White- 3rd year student-
"I am currently a 3rd year student on the PPC pathway and the opportunities and experience this course has given me still amazes me! The staff are the best team you could ask for and are always only an email away if you need any guidance or support.

The PPC course at Bolton offers everything you need to develop counselling skills through skills practise with peers, opportunities to use the therapy rooms on campus and real life experience working within a school next to the University. In addition to the school, guest speakers come in often, offering more opportunities for developing your new found counselling skills and are able to guide and support in environments that will give invaluable experience in your counselling career.

The ABC certificate is embedded into the course; level 2 and 3 at graduate level, with the option of level 4 at Masters. Week by week you build a portfolio full of counselling rich knowledge, feedback from listener-speaker sessions and not forgetting the opportunity to create your own contract and design your own counselling room. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on the PPC course and if anyone is undecided on enrolling then this is your sign to do it! The opportunities I have been given from this course has set me up from achieving my dream career as a counsellor to an extent that I've received job offers from around the world!!

The journey starts at Bolton, but it ends wherever you want and believe you can be. "

Melissa Husbands- Graduated in summer 2020-
"The reputation of the University’s psychology department had a role in attracting me to the PPC course, coupled with my desire as a mature student to acquire new knowledge and skills to enable me to pursue a career in the psychological professions. The course certainly provided an excellent foundation to achieve this. The PPC programme is delivered by experienced practitioners which is extremely helpful in understanding the material from a real-life perspective. Rigorous academic coursework across several aspects of psychology is complemented by practical skills sessions in the laboratory and counselling suites, providing breadth and depth to the course. The advantage of the PPC course at the University of Bolton is that it is BPS accredited, with additional qualifications embedded into the programme. The course prepared me exceptionally well for my MSc in Counselling and Positive Psychology”

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The PPC course is BPS accredited and also entails training for the SEG Level 3 counselling skills certificate. This is embedded into and completed throughout the course and you are taught by a team of registered and practicing counsellors. This means that if you want to go on to train as a professional counsellor once you graduate, you are already eligible to apply for the professional training courses!

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Please feel free to type any questions in the comment box below and we will do our best to answer.

All questions are welcome and the chances are if you are curious about something..someone else might be too!

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Do you want to become a registered counsellor?

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Do you want to become a registered counsellor?

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We offer a MSc in Counselling and Positive Psychology which includes Professional training! This means that students gain real experience in a placement working with clients on a one to one basis. Once you have completed this MSc you will be eligible to take the online proficiency test and register and begin working as a qualified counsellor with the BACP.

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Professional recognition

On successful completion of this course, you'll be awarded an MSc in Counselling and Positive Psychology by the University of Bolton and gain the ABC level 4 Diploma in Counselling.

For the duration of the course, our expert team will also support you as you prepare to undertake the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Certificate of Proficiency exam required for registration with this well-respected professional body (fees apply).

You should have an Upper Second Class (2.1) Honours degree (or higher) in Psychology or a relevant area. If you have a Lower Second Class (2:2) Honours degree in Psychology, then you may be accepted on to the programme.

All suitable applicants will be invited to attend an interview and provide proof of one-to-one basis work experience in a helping role.

You will also need to provide two satisfactory references (one for academic capacity and one for work/voluntary experience).

We may also ask you to provide a portfolio of your work, as part of the application process.

This course does not confer Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) - if you are seeking to achieve GBR please consider applying for our MSc Psychology (Conversion) programme.

We'll also consider applications where appropriate work experience can be demonstrated in lieu of, or in addition to, the published academic qualifications in line with the University's Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) procedures.

If English isn't your first language you'll also need IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent). We also accept a range of other English language qualifications - please visit our English Language Requirements web page for more details.

This course involves working unsupervised with children and/or vulnerable young people and adults and you must gain an Enhanced Disclosure certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) before starting your studies. Charges are payable to cover the cost of the DBS Enhanced Disclosure application and annual registration with the online Update Service.

Want some reassurance or advice? Speak to one of our advisors. Email us at admissions@bolton.ac.uk or call us on +44 (0)1204 903 394.

Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.

The MSc in Counselling and Positive Psychology focuses on the core counselling skills, counselling theories, and applications of positive psychology and psychotherapy in practice. It looks at the impact of counselling and psychotherapy on a person's wellbeing and what makes people thrive.

The course is designed to develop your employability skills, including intellectual and thinking skills, problem solving, interpersonal awareness, communication skills, your ability to develop arguments supported by relevant evidence, and team work, IT and data handling skills.

What can I do with this qualification?

A Master's in Counselling and Positive Psychology can be used in a wide variety of job roles within practice, education and training, business, healthcare, charities and government agencies. As a graduate, you could even use helping skills and positive psychology techniques to work in business organisations.

If you're aiming to become an assistant psychologist, clinical psychologist, counsellor, counselling psychologist, life skills coach, wellbeing practitioner, or psychotherapist, the theory and transferable skills offered by this course should also benefit your clinical work. Teachers, youth workers and educators can also use counselling and positive psychology expertise in their work.

Some graduates may choose to continue their education to doctorate level. Continuing your education would give you the opportunity to develop your skills further and research your area of interest.

Alternative career options

Graduates can use the qualification as a stepping stone to enter a range of other careers, and for some of these roles, both relevant experience and/or postgraduate study may be required. Some of these careers include:

Teaching and education

Prison service counsellor

Probation services

Family mediation and support

Child protection

Social work

Police

Youth work

Communications

Sport and recreation

Careers guidance

Human resources

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £3,600 for the academic year 2020/21.

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £3,600 for the academic year 2021/22.

Overseas students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Overseas fee of £12,450 for the academic year 2020/21.

Overseas students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Overseas fee of £12,450 for the academic year 2021/22.

Useful information

Please note, the total course fee for a Home student starting this course in 2020/21 will be £5,400. As this is an 18 month course, the fees are £3,600 for the first year and £1,800 for the final semester.

The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases - measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.

The university is currently awaiting government guidelines as to EU fee charges for students commencing study in 2020-2021.

Bursaries
Click here for more information on our 2020 Master's Bursaries.
For details of how to apply for this course, please choose your status from the options below:

Home/EU Applicants

You should have to hand:

International Applicants

The University welcomes applications from international students from all over the world. We try to make the application process as simple and as fast as possible for our international applicants.

How you apply is determined by your current location and what you are choosing to study:

1. Apply direct to the University. Links for the next available intakes of this course are shown below. Please click the link which will direct you to the online application form. Please read the user guidance before completing this.

2. Apply via one of our approved in-country referral partners. A list of our partners may be found on the International pages of this website.

3. Apply via UCAS for courses starting in September only - visit www.ucas.com.

Should you have any queries please contact the International Team on +44 (0) 1204 903110 or email international@bolton.ac.uk

We use a diverse range of teaching methods, designed to complement each other and help you achieve the course's intended learning outcomes. We offer lectures, seminars, workshops, group supervision and one-to-one sessions - but you'll also be expected to undertake significant independent reading and investigation, as well as completing seminar-related work and preparing for workshops, presentations and group discussions. Some modules will require you to follow up taught sessions by using online resources and completing complementary tasks.

Assessment methods are also varied, allowing you to demonstrate your learning in a range of ways. For example, module assessments may require you to complete reports, essays, presentations, deliver counselling sessions, portfolio, literature reviews, or review journal articles, write up case interventions, treatment evaluations, complete short question and present reflective journals.

Modules

The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.

Therapeutic Counselling

Research Methods for Counselling and Coaching

Foundations of Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology in Practice

Supervised Counselling Practice 1

Qualitative Inquiry

Positive Psychology Dissertation

Assessment methods

Learning activities

Level

Learning activity

Level one

Guided independent study 70%, Placement/study abroad 12%, Scheduled learning and teaching activities 18%

Disclaimer
The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative 'optional modules' that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.

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Professional recognition On successful completion of this course, you'll be awarded an MSc in Counselling and Positive Psychology by the University of Bolton and gain the ABC level 4 Diploma in Counselling.

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You will be studying a range of modules, some of which are core modules (i.e. students across all psychology pathways study) and some of which are specific to the PPC course.
The link above will take you to the PPC semester 1 timetable for full-time students. Part-time students will be undertaking two modules each semester instead of three.

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Timetables are subject to change.

If you have any issues, please email Timetables@bolton.ac.uk

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NCA - Non Curricular Activity - these are additional activities which are optional and not part of your programme of study.

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We believe that not only is it important to provide our students with the knowledge they need to go on to exciting careers, but also the relevant skills. For this reason we regularly provide voluntary opportunities such as the wellbeing support scheme.

Once students have completed the ABC Level 2 counselling skills certificate they are eligible to apply for a voluntary post as a mentor for high school students who are experiencing a range of emotional and personal issues and have been referred by their safeguarding team.

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- Aashiya Patel: Senior Lecturer and counsellor
- Charlotte Conn: Senior Lecturer and counsellor
- Robert Hurst: Associate Lecturer and Counsellor
- Dr Robin Bailey- Reader and Psychologist

Watch the video below for a quick hello from the UoB Psychology Team