MA in Counselling, Goldsmiths, University of London

MA in Counselling

This programme has a sound reputation for equipping students to practise counselling in a flexible, ethical and professional manner with a diverse range of clients. It is designed for those whose counselling experience is an integral part of their professional commitment in education, social services, management, health and community care.

Length:
2 years full-time*, 3 years part-time [*subject to validation]

Applying:

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Please send a statement with your application detailing your counselling experience: (a) personal counselling or therapy; (b) personal supervision; and (c) current counselling (or counselling-related) work, including details of institutions, client groups and how often you see clients. You need to demonstrate your involvement in relevant professional or voluntary work.

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Entrance requirements:
You should have an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant subject, be professionally qualified in an associated field and have studied counselling at foundation level. If your first language is not English, please check our English Language requirements.

Fitness to train:
See Fitness to train: criminal convictions.

Careers:
Careers include: counselling; teaching; support and welfare work; advocacy and mentoring.

Skills:
Critical and communication skills; listening skills; interpersonal skills; therapeutic skills; professional competence skills.

Fees:
Please see Tuition fees.

Contact the department:
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About the department:
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The programme emphasises psychodynamic processes, and provides you with an experience of professional development and academic training to enable you to work in the field as an established practitioner at an advanced level. You broaden and deepen your professional commitment by undertaking personal counselling/psychotherapy and a minimum of 100 hours of supervised clinical practice.

What you study

Areas of study include: theory of the development of the individual and personal change; practical study of counselling processes; study of relevant social, professional, personal and ethnic issues; study of relevant social agencies and services. You have access to expertise in supervision, tutorial and seminar provision by experienced professionals from a broad field of counselling and psychotherapy. Some referral sources are available for those interested in voluntary placements. The third, optional year grants a further 60 credits at MA level by means of a dissertation (if you leave the programme after two years you will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma). You will attend seminars and group tutorials, plus individual intensive tutorials, during this year.

Assessment

Written essays; short and extended case studies.

Register your interest

If you register your interest in this programme we will keep you informed about open days and send you relevant further information. If you subsequently decide to apply for this programme you will be able to use the same login details to apply.