Course overview

This master's programme is designed to support both personal and professional development through embodied, relational, integrative and holistic learning practices. Highly experiential in nature, the course requires full engagement and reflection as you progress through workshops, lectures, field trips and creative activities. Assessment methods are varied, including reflective journals, case studies, creative work, podcasts and a research thesis. Unique in its content, this MA is the only* programme in the UK to offer a specialist module in Wild Therapy. The course includes two first-year residential experiences, Building Community Creatively in October and Working Wildly in late May/early June, plus occasional evening and weekend CPD activities, with dates shared in advance.

Course requirements

Applicants should hold a degree in Counselling or Psychotherapy (including a minimum of 100 hours of professional practice) with a 2:1 classification or equivalent. If you do not hold a degree in Counselling or Psychotherapy which includes 100 hours of professional practise, but in another related subject, you could be eligible for our Psychotherapy Studies Master of Arts - Professional Pathway which is also available to apply for on our website.

What will I do?

Attend college in-person for two years on a part time basis (Tuesday 9.15am to 5.45pm). The MA programme offers students the opportunity to enhance their experience further with two residentials (Residential One: Building Community Creatively in early October of the first year and Residential Two: Working Wildly held near the end of May/beginning of June of the first year) and occasional evening and weekend CPD activities and events, we provide notice of the dates of these upcoming events as soon as they are arranged.

What will it give me?

Level 7 qualification/Masters in Psychotherapy Studies.

What can I do when I finish?

Graduates advance into roles within mental health, wellbeing services, counselling organisations, education, research, and private practice, or progress to doctoral study, clinical training, or specialist psychotherapy routes.

What next?

To apply please complete an online application form, following which you will be invited by the admissions team for an interview (this will be approximately 30 minutes long and on an individual in-person basis) and contacted by the programme team to complete an additional information form. If you would like to chat further to the programme team please contact the programme lead Lindsey Moses on lindsey.moses@bacoll.ac.uk