University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

Master of Arts in Psychology with Counselling Skills

The Master of Arts in Psychology with Counselling Skills in Humanities and Social Sciences is offered by University of Aberdeen.

Program Length: 4 YEARS.

Master of Arts in Psychology with Counselling Skills offered by the University of Aberdeen

This page provides information on what you will study on the MA Psychology with Counselling Skills joint Honours degree.


This page provides information on what you will study on the MA Psychology with Counselling Skills joint Honours degree. For more detailed information about studying Psychology please visit the relevant single Honours programme pages.

What You'll Study

A degree in Psychology with Counselling Skills is taught via a selection of compulsory and optional courses to enhance your learning, preparing you for a future career or further study. In each year you will take courses adding up to 120 credits. Depending on the number of compulsory and optional courses offered by your degree, you can also choose other eligible courses which fit your timetable.

Year 1
Compulsory Courses
Introductory Psychology I: Concepts and Theory (PS1009)
Introductory Psychology I: Methods and Applications (PS1011)
Introductory Psychology II: Concepts and Theory (PS1509)
Introductory Psychology II: Methods and Applications (PS1511)
Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (PD1002)
Introduction to Listening Skills 1: Introduction to Listening Skills (CO101A)
Introduction to Listening Skills 1: Introduction to Listening Skills (CO101B)

Optional Courses
Select further credit points from courses of choice to gain a total of 120 credit points.

Year 2
Compulsory Courses
Advanced Psychology A - Concepts and Theory (PS2017)
Advanced Psychology 1 - Methods and Applications (PS2018)
Counselling Skills 3 (CO2007)
Advanced Psychology B - Concepts and Theory (PS2517)
Advanced Psychology 2 - Methods and Applications (PS2518)
Counselling Skills 4 (CO2507)

Optional Courses
Plus a further 30 credit points from courses of choice.

Year 3
Compulsory Courses
Psychological Assessment (PS3011)
Perception (PS3012)
Biological Psychology (PS3014)
Methodology A (PS3015)
Developmental Psychology (PS3518)
Memory and Language (PS3519)
Social Psychology (PS3520)
Methodology B (PS3522)

Year 4
Compulsory Courses
Psychology Thesis (PS4019)

Optional Courses
Select one of the following:

CO 4001 Project: Exploring Theory from the World of Counselling
CO 4501 Project: Exploring Theory from the World of Counselling
Plus 60 credit points from Level 4 Psychology courses.

Project: Exploring Theory from the World of Counselling (CO4001)
Project: Exploring Theory from the World of Counselling (CO4501)



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