Work for the Masters’ degree is closely integrated with the framework of training and examination for accreditation as Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA). MSc students follow our existing well-established TA Psychotherapy training course (ten weekends per year), which leads to the CTA examination. (For full details of the TA Psychotherapy training course, please go to our Psychotherapy training course page). The final written and oral examinations for the CTA are also the final examinations for the award of the MSc. Students on the Masters’ course will also have a number of written assignments formally assessed as they progress through the course.

The intake point for new applicants to the MSc taught course is in September of each academic year. We typically begin admissions interviews in late Autumn of the previous year and continue interviews through to the Summer. If you are new to TA studies, your entry point is likely to be in the Foundation Year; if you have already completed some TA training, you may be eligible to enter the course in a more advanced year. Please see our  Overview page for more information on course details. All admissions are by interview with one of The Berne Institute's Co-Directors.

MSc by Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)

If you have already qualified as CTA (either at The Berne Institute or at another EATA-accredited centre) you are eligible to apply for the award of MSc via Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL). As a holder of the CTA qualification, you will automatically be granted 120 credits toward the total of 180 credits required for the Masters' degree. Admissions to the APL route take place throughout the year, and there are currently places available. If you are interested in APL, please click here for further details.

Postgraduate Clinical Diploma in Transactional Analysis Counselling

We also offer a Postgraduate Clinical Diploma in TA Counselling, validated by Middlesex University. Diploma students, like those for the MSc, follow the CTA training course and complete written assignments; but in place of the CTA final examinations, Diploma students are assessed on two short case studies and a sample of their taped work. The Diploma can be taken as a "way-station" en route to the CTA and MSc (though this is not obligatory); or it may be taken as an exit qualification from the course. Please see our Diploma page for details.
 

Training location and dates
Berne Institute trainings are held at our training centre, Berne House, near Nottingham. Directions, with dates and times for each training course, will be sent on enrolment, and are also available on enquiry from the Course Registrar (address and telephone number below).

Fees
For details of current fees for our on-going courses, please see the  Overview page.   Details on fees for APL are given on our APL page.
 

Principal Trainers at The Berne Institute

The principal trainers on The Berne Institute’s courses are Ian Stewart and Adrienne Lee, Co-Directors of The Institute, together with Mark Widdowson and Frances Townsend, Academic Tutors and Supervisors. For more detail on our principal trainers, please go to our page  Meet the Training Faculty.

Associate trainers and visiting trainers also contribute to the programme. All trainers on The Berne Institute's on-going courses are accredited by the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) and the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA), and are UKCP Registered Psychotherapists and Professional Members of the UK's Institute of Transactional Analysis (ITA).

Enrolment and further information: If you would like to apply for the MSc course, or wish further information on APL, please write or call: The Course Registrar, The Berne Institute, Berne House, 29 Derby Road, Kegworth DE74 2EN (tel./fax 01509-673649). Alternatively, you can email us here >> . When you are contacting the Course Registrar, it would be very helpful for us if you could give a brief indication of your existing TA qualifications.