Nelson and Colne College
Counselling and Psychotherapy (Top up) BA (Hons)
Nelson and Colne College

Key Course Facts

Salary

Salary of all UK Graduates of

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24354 £22692 £26041
25-75 percentile range £21912 - £27480 £16676 - £28192 £19566 - £32951

Course Description

Our top-up degree is designed to build upon your previous counselling training. You will further develop your knowledge and understanding, gain a deeper theoretical base and apply what you learn to a variety of practice contexts and learn how to provide an effective service to your clients while maintaining your

wellbeing. The programme will also encourage you to critically reflect and develop relevant transferable skills such as critical enquiry, argument and analysis, and independent learning. Alongside this, you will also gain real-life work experience by running therapeutic groups within the community, building your confidence as a practitioner.

Learning is promoted through a variety of methods including lectures, seminars, presentations, case studies, group work, group tutorials, project work, work placement/s, observation and demonstration and independent self-directed study and research. Lectures present relevant subject information in a structured manner in order to outline key themes, issues and debates and thus provide students with the underpinning knowledge from which to conduct further self-directed learning. Seminars, group work and group tutorials offer more potential for a purposely student led interactive forum for knowledge sharing and acquisition. Individual tutorials facilitate student learning by addressing specific knowledge and understanding needs on an individual basis and remains an integral aspect of the relationship between staff and students. Throughout students are encouraged to undertake independent reading and research using both printed and electronic material to complement, widen, deepen and consolidate their knowledge and understanding. Students are assessed via both oral and written coursework (such as essays, projects, seminars, role plays, portfolio and a dissertation).

Entry Requirements / Admissions

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Counselling and Psychotherapy (Top up), BA (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Counselling and Psychotherapy (Top up) BA (Hons)

England UK £9000 year 1
Northern Ireland £9000 year 1
Scotland £9000 year 1
Wales £9000 year 1

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

  • year 1 (Default entry point)

About Nelson and Colne College

Nelson and Colne College is an educational establishment that offers mainly A-level and vocations courses to their student population of school leavers and mature students returning to education. All of this college’s facilities and resources are situated on their single campus location in the English town of Nelson. Alongside the college’s diverse academic offerings, applicants can expect to find modern vocational facilities and a spacious and well-equipped Learning Resource Centre.

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Where is this programme taught

Accrington Campus
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