Counselling degrees

147 courses at 75 UK universities offer counselling for 2027 entry: most ask for between 48 and 112 UCAS points; 3 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often BBC.

Qualifications BSc (Hons) 58, BA (Hons) 42, FdA 10, FdSc 7
Study full-time 134, part-time 13

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing counselling with another subject.

• psychology 46
• psychotherapy 8
• applied psychology 5
• criminology 4
• education studies 3
• educational psychology 2
• social work 2
• theology 2

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• B9 other subjects allied to medicine 35
• C8 psychology 35
• L3 sociology 4
• L5 social work 3

Universities

• Birmingham Newman University 7
• University of Portsmouth 7
• DN Colleges Group 6
• University of Greater Manchester 6
• New College Durham 4
• Kingston University 3
• Lincoln Bishop University 3
• TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) 3
• University of Chester 3
• University of Essex 3
• University of Salford 3
• University of Sussex 3
• Warwickshire College and University Centre 3
• Aberystwyth University 2
• Activate Learning 2
• Barnsley College University Centre 2
• Birkbeck, University of London 2
• BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) 2
• Bournemouth University 2
• Coleg Sir Gar 2
• Cornwall College 2
• East Lancashire UC 2
• East Sussex College 2
• Grwp Llandrillo Menai 2
• Leeds Beckett University 2
• Leeds Trinity University 2
• Middlesex University 2
• Newcastle College University Centre 2
• Open University 2
• Sheffield Hallam University 2
• St Mary's University, Twickenham 2
• Sunderland College 2
• UCEN Manchester 2
• University Campus Oldham 2
• University Centre Calderdale College 2
• University Centre Colchester at Colchester Institute 2
• University of Cumbria 2
• University of Lancashire 2
• University of Roehampton 2
• University of South Wales 2
• University of Staffordshire 2
• University of Suffolk 2
• University of Wales Trinity Saint David 2
• York St John University 2
• Bath Spa University 1
• Blackburn College 1
• Bucks New University 1
• Burnley College 1
• Edge Hill University 1
• Gloucestershire College 1
• Halesowen College 1
• Harlow College 1
• Hugh Baird College 1
• London School of Theology 1
• Nazarene Theological College 1
• New City College (incorporating Havering College) 1
• Regent's University London 1
• South Thames College Group (inc Carshalton, South Thames and Kingston College) 1
• Teesside University 1
• Ulster University 1
• University Centre Farnborough 1
• University Centre Peterborough 1
• University Centre South Devon 1
• University Centre South Essex 1
• University Centre Weston 1
• University of Aberdeen 1
• University of Brighton 1
• University of Chichester 1
• University of East London 1
• University of Huddersfield 1
• University of Strathclyde 1
• University of Winchester 1
• University of Wolverhampton 1
• West Suffolk College 1
• Wrexham University 1

Courses