/ Undergraduate /
Start date:
September 2025
You'll need:
112 UCAS points (or equivalent)
UCAS code:
C809
A unique opportunity to earn a degree in psychology and gain valuable skills in coaching as you explore the emerging field of Coaching Psychology.
Did you know
We are accredited by the British Psychological Society.
You'll acquire 100 hours of coaching practice throughout your degree, and practice a wide range of coaching methods across a variety of settings, such as career, personal, work, and health coaching
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(Complete University Guide 2025)
Ranked in the top 15% in the world
Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024
#8 in England for undergraduate student satisfaction
National Student Survey 2024
Modules
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This course offers all students the option of a one-year paid work placement, to boost your employability even further. If you choose this route, you will take the placement following year two of your course, and then return to complete your degree.
Why take a placement?
A placement year is the perfect opportunity to gain valuable work experience, to build on the career skills we will teach you on this degree. The connections you make on the placement will improve your career prospects further, and equip you with the skills you need to secure graduate-level employment.
How we support you
The University's Placement and Work Experience Team are experts at helping you to secure a placement. They will work closely with you from the start, helping you research potential employers, discover placement opportunities, create and pitch your CV, and will coach you to perform well in interviews. We aren't able to guarantee a placement, but our sector-leading advisors will give you the best possible chance of securing one.
Find out more about how we'll support you
We understand that your plans might change once you start your programme. If you decide not to do a placement, you will have the option of completing the three year version of your programme.
Whatever your choice, you will have access to many opportunities for work experience through our Placement and Work Experience Team, and access to face-to-face and 24/7 online careers support.
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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.
By choosing this specialised degree, you will learn to understand human psychology and behaviour, whist developing professional coaching skills to support different Individual, group and organisational needs.
You will also have the opportunity to practice your coaching skills in a professional environment as part of your degree.
Our degree is professionally accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). This means if you graduate with at least a 2:2 you’ll be eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the BPS. Your first step on the path to becoming a Chartered Psychologist.
The programme is also seeking accreditation with the (European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). Becoming an accredited coach means receiving recognition of competence and experience as a coach.
EMCC Global Accreditation gives your clients and employers, your peers and your community reassurance about how you are maintaining professional standards and are adhering to a shared Global Code of Ethics. For more information, visit the EMCC Global Accreditation website.
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.
- Lectures – Learn the theories and research that underpin psychology and coaching
- Seminars – apply concepts from lectures, whilst advancing your knowledge through discussions and workshops with your classmates.
- Experiential learning – develop the practical coaching skills you need to support people in various contexts.
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
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Applying
Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS.
Entry tariff
2024/25 entry: Call 0300 303 8320 to find out if you are eligible for this programme in Clearing
We welcome applications from students studying T Levels.
For all courses we also accept a wide range of other qualifications and experience. Contact us to find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
Specific entry requirements
GCSE (or equivalent) requirement: Maths, Grade C/4.
General entry requirements
September 2025 entry tuition fees
Year one fees
To be confirmed.
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for UK students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
International undergraduate students apply through our direct application system.
Entry tariff
2024/25 entry: Call 0300 303 8320 to find out if you are eligible for this programme in Clearing
We welcome applications from students studying T Levels.
For all courses we also accept a wide range of other qualifications and experience. Contact us to find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
Specific entry requirements
GCSE (or equivalent) requirement: Maths, Grade C/4.
General entry requirements
September 2025 entry tuition fees
Year one fees
To be confirmed.
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for international students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
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