Online/Distance
3 years
JAN-25
MSc - Master of Science
Mindfulness
Taught
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:
For this course (per year)
£2,575
For this course (per year)
£2,575
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.