Msc Psychology/Msc Psychology of Mental Health and wellbeing University of Wolverhamp

Hi everyone,

I hope I'm posting this at the right place! I’m reaching out to see if anyone has experience with the online master’s programs at the University of Wolverhampton, specifically the MSc Psychology or MSc Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing. I completed my undergraduate studies five years ago in an unrelated field, but I’ve recently discovered a passion for counseling psychology.

My main questions are:

Degree Suitability: Between these two programs, which one might be better suited for my goal of becoming a counseling therapist?

University Reputation: How is the University of Wolverhampton regarded for psychology programs? Is it prestigious enough that having this degree on my CV would be a strong asset for job applications?

Career Transition: As someone coming from a non-psychology background with no previous experience in the field, is this program suitable for me?

Accreditation: While I see the course is BPS-accredited, is it also accredited by BHCP or HCPC? Would graduating from this program qualify me to work as a counseling therapist in the UK? (I don’t plan to move to the UK, but if this degree enables me to work as a counseling therapist there, I feel confident it would be valuable in my country as well.)

Future Pathways: Am I correct in thinking that starting as a counseling therapist could allow me to eventually move into clinical therapy if I pursue further studies?

Thank you for any help or insights you can provide!

Reply 1

anja369

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by thait

Hi everyone,
I hope I'm posting this at the right place! I’m reaching out to see if anyone has experience with the online master’s programs at the University of Wolverhampton, specifically the MSc Psychology or MSc Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing. I completed my undergraduate studies five years ago in an unrelated field, but I’ve recently discovered a passion for counseling psychology.
My main questions are:

Degree Suitability: Between these two programs, which one might be better suited for my goal of becoming a counseling therapist?

University Reputation: How is the University of Wolverhampton regarded for psychology programs? Is it prestigious enough that having this degree on my CV would be a strong asset for job applications?

Career Transition: As someone coming from a non-psychology background with no previous experience in the field, is this program suitable for me?

Future Pathways: Am I correct in thinking that starting as a counseling therapist could allow me to eventually move into clinical therapy if I pursue further studies?

Thank you for any help or insights you can provide!

Hiii, I'm also interested in this course and have similar questions. I asked chatGPT for some of them haha and I can tell you at least that WLV is not a prestigious university.

In terms of Degree Suitability, you may have to figure this out yourself. The enrolment team are super helpful and can send quite detailed info about each course so you can see what the different modules are and compare.

In terms of University Reputation, if you want prestige and research quality WLV is possibly not the right place for you. In that case you may want to look at the MSc Psychology (conversion) course at Uni of Kent (relatively affordable) or the MSc Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health at King's College London (expensive).

In terms of Career Transition, it's a conversion course and made to help you transition from whatever field to Psychology. The modules are quite broad and sound interesting so you'd learn about a wide range of areas of psychology including cyberpsychology & mental health online.

In terms of Accreditation,

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Would graduating from this program qualify me to work as a counseling therapist in the UK?

No, it would not do that. The course is the first step and provides as they call it a "launchpad to become a Chartered Psychologist". Stage 2 would be another 2 years of study I believe to qualify properly.

In terms of Future Pathways, see Accreditation 😀

Hope this helps. Definitely contact the Enrolment Team!

Reply 2

Vystopian

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by thait

Hi everyone,
I hope I'm posting this at the right place! I’m reaching out to see if anyone has experience with the online master’s programs at the University of Wolverhampton, specifically the MSc Psychology or MSc Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing. I completed my undergraduate studies five years ago in an unrelated field, but I’ve recently discovered a passion for counseling psychology.
My main questions are:

Degree Suitability: Between these two programs, which one might be better suited for my goal of becoming a counseling therapist?

University Reputation: How is the University of Wolverhampton regarded for psychology programs? Is it prestigious enough that having this degree on my CV would be a strong asset for job applications?

Career Transition: As someone coming from a non-psychology background with no previous experience in the field, is this program suitable for me?

Future Pathways: Am I correct in thinking that starting as a counseling therapist could allow me to eventually move into clinical therapy if I pursue further studies?

Thank you for any help or insights you can provide!

As a current student I can only really tell you that my personal experience at this school as been absolutely horrendous and I wish someone would have told me to avoid enrolling so I'm trying to do the right thing by warning you. All of the bad reviews, their nearly 1 star TrustPilot score all appear to be true.

Reply 3

CariadEira

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by Vystopian

Hi Vystopian, what was it from your experience that has been so bad?

Reply 4

Arden University

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Hi. lots of great posts on here. I did a standard MSc Psychology (conversion), can I recommend Coolican's 'Statistics and research methods in psychology' for your studies, it was invaluable to me and will be useful on any psychology course

Marc
Arden University Student Ambassador

Reply 5

Vystopian

Another student reported being slandered by staff via email. She found out about it because they accidentally cc'd her so she saw everything. When I read about story on this forum, I immediately resonated with the experience as all of my interactions with the administration have been incredibly difficult. They're combative, unprofessional and seem to assume the worst with every interaction.

I don't know what kind of pressure they're under, perhaps they're underpaid and overworked or maybe just difficult people, we can only speculate but the bottom line is, they create a very uncomfortable environment for the students. If you can avoid the administration throughout your journey with them, you might not even notice. That was the case with me right up until I needed some assistance then... boom, it was impossible to ignore.

That's what most people who tend to support Wolverhampton echo too. They say things like, 'as long as you do everything yourself' or 'don't rely on anyone for anything, you'll be fine.' This is a bit like saying 'I don't need healthcare because I don't plan on getting sick.' It's a massive gamble so I really want to help people avoid having the experience that so many Wolverhampton students are having.