Psychology and Counselling Studies

About this course

Psychology and counselling studies is a combination that sits naturally together, bringing the scientific study of mind and behaviour into dialogue with the therapeutic skills and self-awareness that counselling work requires. Psychology provides the empirical and theoretical foundations: how people develop, how they think and feel, how mental health difficulties arise, and what the evidence says about effective intervention. Counselling studies introduces the relational and practical dimensions of helping people: the skills of listening, empathy, reflection, and therapeutic communication. This three-year full-time programme at Birmingham Newman University develops both strands alongside each other. You will study the core areas of psychology, including cognitive, developmental, social, and biological psychology, as well as research methods and statistics, which are fundamental to the s

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 45% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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