Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring with foundation year

The foundation year enables students to enter the BA Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring course even if they don’t have the formal qualifications or experience to meet the entry requirements. It will give students relevant knowledge to help them begin their degree studies.

Those involved in counselling, coaching and mentoring are ‘the helping professionals’. Through this course, the University will help students to become one of them, gaining a deep understanding of the theories and skills needed.

Students will be taught by a team of tutors who have direct experience as helping professionals themselves. Classroom learning is supplemented by a range of guest speakers and opportunities to develop their skills in real-life settings, building relationships and helping people to help themselves.

Throughout their studies students will be encouraged to consider a range of future career pathways and the next steps needed to achieve this. On successful completion of their degree, students will have developed the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to enter a comprehensive range of roles within the helping professions, including employment options within health, education, human resources and management, social services and third sector organisations.