Counselling and Psychotherapy Undergraduate courses

Enjoy a comprehensive training experience in one of the only UK universities to  provide professional counselling education at undergraduate level.

Benefit from a focus on real-world application, 100-hour placement opportunity, and learn in purpose-built facilities, including consultation rooms, domestic living suite and behavioural observation spaces.

Why study Counselling and Psychotherapy at Derby?

• Learn from our highly experienced teaching team who have extensive experience within counselling and psychotherapy.
• Develop your understanding of the theoretical, social, cultural and ideological contexts of counselling which will help shape your career path.
• Access fantastic facilities including the clinical skills suite, immersive simulation room, domestic living suite and five consultation and group behavioural observation rooms dedicated to counselling.
• Benefit from insight visits where you will build on your practical and theoretical skills.

“I love the passion my lecturers have for their subject”

"The course guides me in discovering who I am in readiness for the possible impact that may have within my work. The modules give me an overview of what it is to be a therapist in the real world not just how to get to be one. There is a good variety of assessments, such as lectures, seminars and workshops that help me gain a good understanding of human behaviour as well as how this can fit into mental health issues."

Marie Raybone, BSc (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy Principles and Practices

Career opportunities

Our graduate have gone on to roles including:

• within health and social care
• counselling, psychotherapy and psychology across the NHS
• schools and colleges
• organisations which employ therapists are part of their health portfolio.