Psychology and Coaching

A unique opportunity to earn a degree in psychology and gain valuable skills in coaching as you explore the emerging field of Coaching Psychology.

Skills

Understand human behaviour and the related cognitive and emotional processes. 

Develop key coaching skills and graduate with a degree that reflects the needs of a future-orientated job market. 

On this degree you will:

• Develop key coaching skills in work, health, personal and career coaching settings.
• Learn to apply psychology to empower people to achieve their goals.
• Master the skills to effectively communicate to individuals and groups. 

You will graduate from Roehampton with the knowledge to practice coaching and will have a unique edge in pursuing careers in coaching, psychology, business, and beyond.

Learning

You’ll learn across a mixture of lectures and small group seminars.

Half of your teaching will be in small group seminars, lab classes or workshops, giving you tailored teaching and contact time with your lecturers.

You’ll be learning from our enthusiastic and supportive academic tutors, who are also practitioners and involved in the latest research. 

Assessment

Your assessments reflect the real-world of psychology and coaching, so you develop the confidence to progress.

There are very few formal examinations. Instead, your assessments will include portfolios, reflections, design interventions, case studies, presentations and research summaries.

Between Years 2 and 3, you can also opt for a professional placement year, meaning you have the opportunity to apply for a placement and gain valuable real-world experience.

Career

You could go on to become a health and wellness, personal, career or work coach. 

You could also go onto further study to become a chartered coaching, occupational, health, counselling, sport, occupational, educational, clinical or counselling psychologist.

Your future role could also be in:

• Psychometric and psychological testing
• Talent management
• Learning and development
• Youth and community work
• Education
• Mental Health
• Social services
• Human resources