Counselling and Psychotherapy (Humanistic Approaches) with Foundation Year at University of Derby
Counselling and Psychotherapy (Humanistic Approaches) with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C84F) at University of Derby asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on derby.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check derby.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
75 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 76%, a degree 11%, an Access course 6%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C84F · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
55%
still studying
UK 85%
45%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%90%
Learning opportunities79%87%
Assessment and feedback87%85%
Academic support65%90%
Organisation and management53%76%
Learning resources87%88%
Student voice73%81%
80 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£26k5 years£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working13% working and studying1% studying3% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 97%
75%
use what they learned
UK 83%
- Therapy professionals71%
- Caring personal services6%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals4%
- Customer service occupations3%
- Managers, directors and senior officials3%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 68% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Derby, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- DE22 1GB
Subjects
psychotherapy subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Derby Campus - Kedleston Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Spa University | Counselling FdA | CDD | — |
| London School of Theology | Theology and Counselling BA (Hons) | 64 - 72 points | — |
| University of Derby | Counselling and Psychotherapy (Humanistic Approaches) with Foundation Year this course | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Counselling and Psychotherapy BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Salford | Criminology with Counselling BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| Activate Learning | Counselling FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Coventry University | Occupational Therapy with foundation year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | Counselling Theory FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Hugh Baird College | Mental Health and Wellbeing with Foundation Year FdA | 64 points | — |
| Kingston University | Psychology with Counselling (including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| University Centre Colchester at Colchester Institute | Counselling and Psychotherapy BA (Hons) | 64 points | — |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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