Education with Counselling Skills - BA (Hons)

Why choose this course at Sussex Prepare for careers in the education sector with placements, tailored professional development and guidance from day one. You’ll learn from our expert staff who are helping shape education policies. Learn counselling techniques and understand mental health challenges, so you can thrive in roles involving pastoral care, mentoring or community support. Re-imagine how education can meet the needs of the mid-21st century and prepare for a wide range of careers. We want to help you to support others to thrive in a world threatened by social injustice, climate catastrophe and the challenges of generative AI. Study education in both formal and informal settings, from schools and universities to community and arts education. We’ll help you build the skills to support learners from early years to older age, by studying: curriculum, learning, culture and society support for neurodivergent learners inclusion, equalities and identities education, democracy, social justice and global sustainability digital education in the age of AI. In your counselling studies, you’ll: explore theories and psychological frameworks to support mental health and wellbeing consider reflective and ethical practice, including intercultural understanding gain transferable skills, including active listening and self-awareness. Sussex’s interdisciplinary approach brings together history, politics, philosophy, sociology, psychology and policy. You’ll also gain practical experience through a work-based placement in Year 2. You’ll learn from our researchers in the Centre for Teaching and Learning, who are shaping policy locally and nationally. Our experts’ diverse international research includes: the role of education in conflict zones learning in prisons children’s literacy how sustainability is taught across the world. You’ll graduate ready to explore the areas of education that spark your interest – whether that’s infant schools, museums or refugee education. This course also provides a pathway to further postgraduate training in counselling, social work, occupational, play and other therapeutic professions. Location Nestled in the South Downs National Park, close to the sea and Brighton’s vibrant cultural scene, our campus offers a warm and welcoming home. Situated just an hour from London and 30 minutes from Gatwick Airport, Brighton offers the best of both worlds. Encouraging curiosity, creativity and connection, it combines the best of city life with easy access to the countryside, the UK’s capital and the wider world beyond.