- Level
- Postgraduate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Mode
- Online
- Subject
- Psychology
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Next intake
- OCT 2026
Overview
Newcastle University's Low Intensity Psychological Therapies PGCert provides you with the skills to assess and treat patients
Entry requirements
Please note this programme is only available to Home Fee paying students An NQF 5, or international equivalent. You will not be required to submit a portfolio. You will also require relevant experience, voluntary or paid, of working with individuals who experience mental health difficulties. We expect you to have a high standard of: written ability computer literacy the ability to develop good therapeutic relationships You also need to meet the trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) national person specification and be able to demonstrate good communication skills and other core requirements. The NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression website has examples of PWP specifications.
English language requirements
| IELTS | 6.5 overall, no part below 6 |
|---|
IELTS 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in each sub-skill)
Fees
International students: Home fee paying students only per year
UK students: £8,150 per year
UK/Home: £8,150 per year
International: Home fee paying students only per year
Start dates
October 2026
Application deadline
No fixed deadline — apply as early as possible
Campus
- Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Where you will study
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, United Kingdom
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