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Study mode

Online/Distance

Duration

3 years

Start date

JAN-25

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Mindfulness

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

Our MSc Mindfulness & Compassion is a vocational degree delivered in conjunction with the Mindfulness Association. The programme is designed to train individuals to become specialist teachers of mindfulness and compassion.

This degree has an academic basis in psychology and will develop your understanding of the links between psychology, mindfulness and compassion whilst building on your teaching and practice skills.

Through the degree you will develop evidence-based knowledge of psychological wellbeing, biological psychology and consciousness and the relationship of these concepts to mindfulness and compassion. You will frequently reflect on the links between these concepts and your own teaching and practice.

Career Prospects

This is a vocational programme which is explicitly designed to enable graduates to become specialist teachers of mindfulness and compassion. Graduates may wish to use their skills in a range of settings by:

  • Teaching mindfulness and/or compassion privately or on a freelance basis.
  • Joining or establishing community interest or enterprise companies through which they may deliver teaching.
  • Delivering mindfulness or compassion training within their current workplace.
  • Seeking new employment opportunities where they can make an evidence-based contribution to the health and wellbeing of staff.

Modules

The fourth module will examine compassion and its role in understanding others through empathic processes, whilst also advancing student knowledge and understanding of the research process. Students will be introduced to the practical skills required to teach the Compassion Based Living Course (CBLC) curriculum. Students will have the opportunity to lead sessions and observe the delivery of the CBLC curriculum, continually developing their ethical practice skills in line with the Mindfulness Based Interventions: Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI:TAC).

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£2,575

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£2,575

Entry requirements

Honours degree or a bachelor’s degree with significant and relevant experience – prior to beginning the course applicants must have completed an eight-week mindfulness course which is listed on the UK Good Practice Guidelines for Mindfulness Teachers. Where candidates do not meet the standard entry requirement, they must demonstrate that they have sufficient relevant professional experience to undertake their chosen programme of study.