BSc Psychology with Clinical and Counselling Skills
About this course
The BSc (Hons) Psychology with Clinical and Counselling Skills is a psychology degree focusing on mental health, therapeutic approaches, and the psychological foundations of clinical practice. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Human Behaviour. Students benefit from guest lectures delivered by practising chartered psychologists and complete practical work experience relevant to their career plans. The first year establishes core foundations through modules such as Behaviour and Mind, Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology, Clinical and Counselling Psychology, and Understanding Mental Health. The second year expands into specialized areas with Biological and Atypical Psychology, Further Research Methods, Individual Differences, and Talk Therapies. In the final year, compulsory study includes Experiencing Psychology in Practice, Foundations of Talk Therapies, and a Project Dissertation. Students can tailor their studies by choosing from optional modules such as Forensic Psychology, Gender Psychology, Health Psychology, Neuropsychology, Occupational Psychology, and Violent Relationships, or undertake an extended Double Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
112 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A Levels at grade B, B and C, or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Distinction, Merit, Merit Access to HE Diploma T Levels You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C) or Level 2 equivalents.
What students say
Based on about 54 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 95 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 83%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
- Left higher education: 11%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 17 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 5%
- Protective service occupations: 5%
- Natural and social science professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 100%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 75%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 130 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 70%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 60%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Access course: 5%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
- No formal qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Behaviour and Mind
- Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology
- Developing Basic Motivational Interviewing Skills
- Think Psychology
- Growing Up
- Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology
- Psychology in the Real World
- Understanding Mental Health
- Clinical and Counselling Psychology
- Mind, Brain, and Behaviour
- Data Handling and Analysis in Psychology
- Development in a Social World
- Real World Psychology: Addictive Behaviours
- Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology
- Biological and Atypical Psychology
- Further Research Methods
- Individual Differences
- Cognition in Action
- Lifespan Development
- Introduction to Theories of Counselling
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Psychology in Practice
- Psychosocial Development across the Lifespan
- Talk Therapies
- Becoming an Independent Researcher
- Project Dissertation
- Experiencing Psychology in Practice
- Foundations of Talk Therapies
- The Individual in the Social World
- Psychology of Mental Health
- Forensic Psychology
- Gender Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Neuropsychology
- Occupational Psychology
- Violent Relationships
- Double Dissertation
- Dissertation
- Clinical and Counselling Skills
- Psychology of Abusive and Violent Relationships
- Therapeutic Approaches to Behaviour Change
- Mental Health Diagnosis and Intervention
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Psychology with Clinical and Counselling Skills at University of West London earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £21,500 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £32,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Psychology.
What do graduates of BSc Psychology with Clinical and Counselling Skills at University of West London do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Psychology with Clinical and Counselling Skills at University of West London?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Psychology with Clinical and Counselling Skills at University of West London?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 102 UCAS points.
Is BSc Psychology with Clinical and Counselling Skills at University of West London accredited?
Yes. Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
How many students continue on BSc Psychology with Clinical and Counselling Skills at University of West London?
83% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.