BSc (Hons) Counselling And Psychotherapy Bachelor's degree at Edge Hill University
BSc (Hons) Counselling And Psychotherapy at Edge Hill University was founded in 2006 and is recognised as a UK degree-awarding body, meaning your qualification will be nationally recognised.
About this course
By the end of our counselling and psychotherapy course, you’ll have the personal qualities and therapeutic skills needed for helping others. From the provider’s course page.
BSc (Hons) Counselling And Psychotherapy is a Bachelor's degree (BSc (Hons)) at Edge Hill University, based in Ormskirk. It runs 3 years, studied full-time.
For Allied health graduates from this provider, 90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 65% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £28,500. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Nursing & Health, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Stronger evidence Published sample: 8,010. Cohort 2021-22. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 90% (2021-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 90% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Year 1 6 modules
- Developing Empathic Listening Skills in a Helping RelationshipCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Enhances your use of basic counselling skills and empathically-orientated active listening. The module guides you in the development of a non-expert helping relationship. This will be achieved through practice, video recording, feedback and personal reflection.
Assessment: 100% Practical
- Humanistic Counselling and PsychotherapyCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Introduces you to the underpinning philosophy of humanistic counselling and psychotherapy, beginning with the foundational work of Maslow and Rogers. You will discuss theories of human development and psychopathology and briefly reflect on the political and social context in which the humanistic approach emerged and developed.
Assessment: 100% Practical
- Introduction to Empathic and Emotional Responsiveness in a Helping RelationshipCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Equips you with basic counselling skills and provides you a grounding in empathically-orientated active listening. The module encourages you to identify and reflect on your own feelings as a means of connecting to the feelings of others. The module will explore the qualities of an effective therapeutic relationship (empathy, unconditional positive regard and congruence) and support you in developing your self-awareness.
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- Introduction to Professional and Academic SkillsCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Enables you to acquire key academic and professional skills on your journey to becoming an independent learner. Your academic skills will be enhanced to include note-taking, presentation skills, IT skills, the reading of academic articles and the development of a personal portfolio.
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- Preparing for PracticeCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Equips you with the skills and knowledge you will need to establish a professional therapeutic relationship. It prepares you for your placement in year two. You will learn about ethics, confidentiality, safeguarding and risk management. You will also learn practical skills, such as record keeping, managing a case load and handling referrals.
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- The Political, Social and Ethical Context of CounsellingCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Provides you with a fundamental understanding of politics, ethical practice and the concept of power set within the social context of UK society. This module focuses on the potential of counselling and psychotherapy as a means of achieving political and social change.
Assessment: 100% Coursework
Year 2 5 modules
- Developing Counselling SkillsCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Equips you with the appropriate levels of competency required for skilled helping and the development of a therapeutic relationship. This will be achieved by training you in process-sensitive and emotionally focused counselling skills, incorporating demonstrations, small group practice sessions and video recordings.
Assessment: 100% Practical
- Models of Counselling and PsychotherapyCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Begins with an historical overview of counselling and psychotherapy, enabling you to locate theorists and concepts within a historical context. You will then focus on three humanistic approaches to counselling and psychotherapy: Gestalt Therapy, Transactional Analysis and Existential Psychotherapy.
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- Personal DevelopmentCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Focuses upon the developing independent reflective practitioner, enabling you to identify and work with differences between the clinical practice of your peers to enhance the client experience and relationship. The module provides you with the opportunity to explore your thoughts and feelings about your own and other group members' life experiences.
Assessment: 100% Practical
- Placement Support and Practice IssuesCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Will support your learning on placement. It gives you the opportunity to reflect on your developing counselling and psychotherapy practice in a group with other students and an experienced tutor. This will enhance your knowledge and skills, ensure you are working safely and provides an opportunity to explore the emotional challenges of counselling and psychotherapy practice.
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- Understanding ResearchCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Familiarises you with the nature and variety of research methods and data collection techniques, together with the need for an evidence base to guide the decision-making process. You will evaluate qualitative and quantitative methods, examining the positive and negative aspects of both approaches in a comparative analysis.
Assessment: 100% Coursework
Year 3 2 modules
- Critical Approaches to Mental Health and WellbeingCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Provides an opportunity to develop and apply analytical thinking to key debates in mental health practice. It will enable you to challenge assumptions and evaluate arguments. You will discover how attitudes and responses to mental health and illness reflect historical periods and social anxieties.
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- Group Processes and Group DynamicsCompulsory
Module details
An experiential module that takes place within a therapeutic group. Making use of research and group work theory, you will develop a critical appreciation of your current and ongoing group experience, including your own levels and modes of participation.
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
This course equips you with the personal qualities and therapeutic skills needed for helping others in counselling and psychotherapy. A course like this typically moves from foundations in Year 1, core clinical skills, communication, anatomy and physiology, through Year 2's focus on acute and long-term care, medicines management, and broader practice settings. Year 3 progresses to complex care, leadership and evidence-based practice, culminating in placement and transition to professional registration. Throughout all three years, you'll usually undertake supervised placements in various settings, such as community and primary care, mental health, and specialist units. This integrated approach blends theoretical understanding with practical clinical experience.
Who it's for
Most entrants to this course hold A-levels or equivalent qualifications; 75% of accepted students came in with these. The typical UCAS tariff band among accepted students is 112–127 points. This reflects what recent entrants had rather than a stated requirement.
University & format
This BSc (Hons) is studied full-time over 3 years at Edge Hill University, a public university in Ormskirk. Teaching is in English. The degree is a recognised UK degree-awarding body qualification, and you'll be prepared for NMC registration on completion. Edge Hill holds Silver in the Office for Students' TEF 2023 for teaching quality.
Student satisfaction
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
- 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted
Your application needs a reference before you can send it.
- 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
- 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline
18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.
Show 5 later dates
- 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens
Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
- 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
- 2027 entryClearing opens
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
- 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
Provider-published requirement; check the linked course page before applying.
See and book current events. Dates can fill or change.
Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
UCAS tariff of entrants
Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 75% |
| an Access course | 20% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Entry is set by the university and based on your offer. Use your predicted grades to see how you compare, then check the university's stated requirements.
Will you get in? Plot your grades
Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.
Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course (code B9C8). One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Provider fee page (England 2026/27 cap where not stated).
Check fees at Edge Hill University →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
That does not mean no funding exists. Check the university directory for current amounts, eligibility and application dates.
National funding for this subject
- NHS Learning Support Fund: Eligible nursing, midwifery and allied-health students can receive a non-repayable training grant. Official guidance
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Careers & earnings
What Nursing & Health graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate earnings: this course
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £28,500 | £27,000 – £30,000 | 8010 |
| 3 years after | £18,000 | £13,000 – £24,500 | 65 |
| 5 years after | £24,500 | £16,500 – £31,000 | 65 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Stronger evidence. Published sample: 8,010. Cohort 2021-22.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Newly Qualified PractitionerPreceptorship / first post · 0–2 yrs
- 2Registered PractitionerAutonomous practice · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / SpecialistSpecialist or team lead · 5–10 yrs
- 4Advanced / Consultant PractitionerAdvanced practice or management · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Nursing & Health nationally
National figures for Nursing & Health graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2021-23. Stronger evidence. Published sample: 8,010. Cohort 2021-22. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
Value compared with similar courses
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Nursing & Health courses at the same study level.
Compared with 1,506 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Caring personal servicesSOC 2020 613 · 20% of published destinations · ASHE median £23,668
- Therapy professionalsSOC 2020 222 · 20% of published destinations · ASHE median £37,338
- Welfare and housing associate professionalsSOC 2020 322 · 15% of published destinations · ASHE median £27,937
- Administrative occupationsSOC 2020 41 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £27,006
- Business and public service associate professionalsSOC 2020 35 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £38,760
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 50; response rate: 50%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Job market & outlook
How Nursing & Health graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine documentation and triage support
- Scheduling and records admin
- First-pass risk flags from data
- Standard reference look-ups
More human than ever
- Hands-on, compassionate care
- Clinical judgement and accountability
- Communicating with patients and families
- Ethics and safeguarding decisions
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Nursing & Health graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- NHS trusts
- Private healthcare
- Care providers
- Community & mental-health services
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Nursing & Health graduates.
Nursing Home ManagerJarrodean Healthcare RecruitmentSenior Charge Nurse Uist Community Nursing teamNHS National Services ScotlandCare Assistant - Nursing Home | Flexible Hours, Weekly PayMpa RecruitmentCare Assistant (Nursing) - Nightshift - RatheaneMacklin Care Homes LimitedSenior Support Worker: Meaningful Care & Flexible ShiftsPotens GroupDental NurseBupa Dental CareIs this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £28,500. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Your entry chances
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.6 out of 10: NSS 77.4% · in work or study 90% · continued 90%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
Edge Hill University
Subjects allied to medicine across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around Ormskirk
220 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Nursing & Health right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to Edge Hill University from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is £14,500 / year for this course (from the provider’s fee page). You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check Edge Hill University’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with Edge Hill University and gov.uk before you apply.
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