BSc(Hons) Counselling: University of East London

About the programme

This degree is a professional counsellor training programme, which reflects contemporary developments in counselling as the profession prepares for statutory regulation. The programme is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required for practice as an integrative counsellor.

Career opportunities

At present there is no statutory regulation of counsellors in the UK, but there are plans to introduce a register in 2011. With this in mind we have designed a programme which is both thorough and contemporary. It prepares you for a career as a professional counsellor, equipping you with the skills, qualities and academic foundations you will need for practice.

Admission Requirements

For admission to the BSc (Hons) Counselling programme candidates will normally need:

• 200 UCAS tariff points, with at least 120 points obtained from A2 qualifications or new GNVQ equivalent;
• They will also accept people with Access, NVQ and a variety of other pre-University level qualifications including International and European Baccalaureate.
• They will also accept those with relevant professional and vocational qualifications.
• Students may also be admitted through Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes.
• In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 6 (or equivalent) is required.