Our MSc Mindfulness & Compassion is a vocational degree designed to train teachers of mindfulness and compassion and is delivered in conjunction with the Mindfulness Association. Graduates of the MSc will be eligible to be listed on the UK Listing of Mindfulness Teachers administered by the British Association for Mindfulness-based Approaches (BAMBA).
Through a combination of hands-on sessions and online activities, and with the guidance of the Mindfulness Association, you will learn to teach the following eight-week courses: Mindfulness Based Living Course and Compassion Based Living Course. You will develop your own practice in mindfulness and compassion meditation throughout.
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.
This is a vocational programme which is explicitly designed to enable graduates to become teachers of mindfulness and compassion. Graduates will be able to join the UK Listing of Mindfulness Teachers administered by the British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches. Graduates may wish to use their skills in a range of settings by:
We welcome Scottish and UK students and consider all applicants on an individual basis.
Don’t worry if your qualifications are not listed here, we take a range of factors into account when assessing your application and are happy to consider other alternative combinations of qualifications and experience.
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.
Our Masters degree is delivered part-time on a blended learning basis. Face-to-face learning sessions take place across designated weekends at our London Campus, and online activities are delivered through the virtual learning environment.
To achieve the MSc in Mindfulness & Compassion you must complete four (30 credit) taught core modules as follows:
And the additional research and practice module:
To be eligible to be listed on the BAMBA UK Listing of Mindfulness Teachers you must complete all 180 credits. Each module will have two weekends of face-to-face teaching delivered at the UWS London Campus.
To ensure good practice in mindfulness and compassion you are expected to attend an annual residential retreat at Samyeling Tibetan Monastery in Dumfriesshire. You must arrange and pay for your own travel and accommodation for these retreats and for teaching weekends at London Campus.
You will be engaged in learning and teaching through various face-to-face teaching events and online activities. These include:
Assessment for the course will consist of coursework (80%) and practical assessments (20%). Coursework will include reflective and scientific essays, evidence-based reviews and verbal presentations and discussions.
£2,300 per year of study
£2,300 per year of study
£2,300 per year of study
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To ensure good practice in mindfulness and compassion you are expected to attend an annual residential retreat at Samyeling Tibetan Monastery in Dumfriesshire.
You must arrange and pay for your own travel and accommodation for these retreats and for teaching weekends at UWS London Campus.
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