Aims

Students who successfully complete the MSc by Research in Counselling Studies will have a number of useful skills and capabilities.

Students will:

• Understand research design, methods and methodologies, data collection, and data analysis in counselling research
• Appreciate the epistemologies which underpin different forms of research
• Develop their appreciation of the importance of research findings in counselling
• Consider social science perspectives and debates about counselling and psychotherapy
• Possess highly developed and transferable skills, including critical thinking, theoretical reasoning, evaluation, scholarship and research skills
• Have a solid foundation for PhD/MPhil research