Counselling Studies MSc (Res)

The MSc by Research in Counselling Studies provides students with a comprehensive understanding of research design, data collection and data analysis for research in the field of counselling and psychotherapy.<br/><br/>It offers an advanced education to students interested in developing research skills, including qualified counselling and psychotherapy practitioners and social science researchers.<br/><br/>Counselling and psychotherapy specialise in qualitative, reflexive and critical approaches to research, and have particular expertise in practice-based research that draws directly on practitioners own therapeutic work, on the clients experience of therapy, and in narrative, reflexive and auto-ethnographic methods. <br/><br/>We are especially keen to encourage research concerned with the interface between counselling, psychotherapy and social, cultural and political life. <br/><br/>Our research portfolio is highly interdisciplinary, integrating concepts, practices and scholarship from:<br/><br/><br/>* counselling and psychotherapy<br/><br/><br/>* psychology<br/><br/><br/>* sociology<br/><br/><br/>* philosophy<br/><br/><br/>* education<br/><br/><br/>* cultural studies<br/><br/><br/>* health and social care<br/><br/><br/>* other social sciences. <br/><br/><br/>Our interests include:<br/><br/><br/>* disability<br/><br/><br/>* gender<br/><br/><br/>* trauma<br/><br/><br/>* abuse<br/><br/><br/>* counselling children and young people<br/><br/><br/>* sexualities<br/><br/><br/>You can read more about our research interests and publications on our website.