Academic Regulations 2004/05
School of Social Sciences (New College):

Certificate of Higher Education:
Counselling Skills and Theory (1544)


  1. The Certificate will be awarded by Senate on the recommendation of the School Board to candidates who have satisfactorily completed a programme of part-time study, and who have satisfied the examination requirements and met the minimum of 80% attendance requirements for the award.
  2. The period of study will normally extend over not less than two years and not more than five.
  3. There are no formal academic entrance requirements, but applicants must follow the formal admissions procedure which assesses readiness to study at this level.
  4. The Certificate is based on a unit structure. Candidates must normally complete units amounting to 120 credit points at a passing grade or above in each programme unit to be eligible for the award, of which no more than 30 credit points may be drawn from 5 or 10 credit units.
  5. Up to 50% of the credits required to be awarded the Certificate may be attained through transfer of credits or the accreditation of prior learning as approved by the School Board.
  6. Programmes relating to specialist fields of study may be offered from time to time. Details of such programmes will be specified in the appropriate programme description.
  7. Examination will be by assessment of written work, skills practice and such other methods of examination as are approved by the School Board as appropriate to the programme.
  8. Subject to the approval of the School Board, candidates who have been unsuccessful in the examination of any unit may normally submit themselves to be re-examined in that unit on one occasion only and, if the work meets the required standard, will only gain the minimum University of Southampton pass mark.
  9. All programme units taken by students in the School are credit-rated in accordance with the principles contained in the CATS Guide and Regulations.
  10. In the event of a student handing in work after the published submission date (or agreed extension), if the work meets the required standard, it will only gain the minimum University of Southampton pass mark.
Certificate of Higher Education: Counselling Skills & Theory

You must take the core units, and are usually expected to study the Programme Options. If you are unable to complete all the Programme Options, you may replace up to two of the programme options with CPD Option units.

The course will normally be studied over two academic years part-time:

Core units

COUN1008 Counselling Skills (Semester 1 & 2, Year 1)
COUN1012 Counselling Practice (Semester 2, Year 2)
COUN1011 Counselling Project (Semester 2, Year 2)

Programme Options

Students would normally study all the following:

COUN1010 The Helping Relationship (Semester I, Year 1
COUN1009 Learning, Motivation & Change (Semester II, Year1)
COUN1007 Counselling Theory (Semester II, Year 1)
COUN1013 Psychological Models of Counselling (Semester I, Year 2)
COUN1006 Counselling and Human Diversity (Semester I & II, Year 2)

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Option Units

COUN1004 Introduction to Counselling (Semester I or II)
COUN1003 Understanding and Managing Anger (Semester I or II)
COUN1005 Stress Awareness and Management (Semester I or II)
COUN1002 Handling Difficult Situations and People (Semester I or II)
COUN1001 Image Work (Semester I or II)