Master of Science in

Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy

(MSc TA) via Accredited Prior Learning (APL)


About the Course

Our arrangements for APL (Accreditation of Prior Learning) are designed so that the high academic standard of the CTA qualification is taken fully into account when awarding MSc credits. APL applicants who hold the CTA will automatically be granted 120 credits at academic Level 7, towards the total of 180 credits required for the award of the Masters’ degree. The remaining 60 credits then have to be earned during a programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).


  • Who is it for?

    If you are qualified as a Certified Transactional Analyst in the Psychotherapy field of application you can have your CTA qualification taken into account for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy, in the APL programme run by The Berne Institute and validated by Middlesex University. You are eligible for entry to the programme whether you studied for your CTA at The Berne Institute or undertook your training with any other transactional analysis trainers—accredited by EATA or ITAA—anywhere in the world.

  • Qualification and Accreditation

    The Masters’ degree is validated and quality assured by Middlesex University. You will receive a Middlesex MSc award on successful completion and can attend the Graduation ceremony at the university.

  • Course Content

    The CPD options have been made as flexible as possible. All candidates have to attend at least one Professional Excellence Workshop (PEW) and present a paper there, of a standard suitable for publication in a professional journal. Professional Excellence Workshops run for three days and are held twice per year at The Berne Institute. You will then have a choice of three other options:


    § attend a second PEW and present a paper, again of a standard suitable for publication; or


    § submit a long essay of 5,000 words on an aspect of TA theory or practice, as agreed with programme tutors.

  • Eligibility and Entry

    You must already be qualified as a Certified Transactional Analyst to be eligible to apply through the APL process

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Summary

Course Cost

Fees 2024/25

£7750 - £8750

Course Dates

Dates 2024/25

Contact APL Supervisor for details


Tutors

APL Supervisor

Mark Widdowson TSTA(P)



Our Core Philosophy

At The Berne Institute we recognise that people come into TA training with widely differing experiences of clinical practice, theoretical knowledge and formal academic learning, and that they differ widely also in their current personal resources and skills. Our courses therefore honour the uniqueness of each individual’s learning and experience and their different learning styles, pace and areas of competence.

The philosophy and practice of Homonomy that respects our mutuality and interconnectedness has been recently integrated into the Berne Institute philosophy. The aim is to expand the focus in our theory and practice from individual change to include a focus on the wider implications of our work on the whole community and our planet.