University of Portsmouth · Southampton
Humanistic Counselling DipHE
UndergraduateFull-time2 yearsStudent-visa sponsorYear abroad
- Intl tuition / year
- £17,900–£20,000/yr
- Student satisfaction
- 83%
- In work or study
- 90%
- Median salary
- n/a
Satisfaction, employment and salary come from Discover Uni (NSS and Graduate Outcomes, 15 months after graduating). Fees are checked against the university’s international fee page; “not verified” means we have not confirmed a figure yet.
What you are signing up for
Humanistic Counselling is a 2-year full-time undergraduate course at University of Portsmouth in Southampton, leading to a DipHE. It sits in Allied health within subjects allied to medicine. A year abroad is available.
- Visa: the university is a licensed student sponsor and can issue your CAS.
- Work after graduating: the Graduate visa gives you two years (18 months for applications from January 2027) to work in the UK without a sponsor after this degree.
- Money to prove: £28,439 in the bank for 28 days (nine months’ maintenance outside London plus the first year’s fees), unless you have already paid tuition.
Your first-year number
- Tuition (year 1)
- £17,900
- Student visa fee
- £558
- Health surcharge (2.5 yrs)
- £1,940
- Flights + TB test (from)
- £580
- Living, 12 months
- £13,104
- First-year total
- £34,082
Adjust in the calculatorLiving costs are typical figures, not Home Office minimums.
Straight answers
- How much does Humanistic Counselling at University of Portsmouth cost for international students?
- International tuition is £17,900–£20,000/yr (verified against the university’s fee page). Add the £558 Student visa fee, about £1,940 Immigration Health Surcharge for the visa length, and living costs of £1,092 a month.
- Can University of Portsmouth sponsor a Student visa?
- Yes. University of Portsmouth is on the Home Office register of licensed student sponsors, so it can issue the CAS you need for a Student visa.
- What do graduates of Humanistic Counselling at University of Portsmouth earn?
- Graduate outcomes for this course have not been published by Discover Uni (usually because the cohort is too small to report).
Contains HESA / Discover Uni data (© Jisc / HESA, Open Government Licence) and the Home Office register of licensed student sponsors. View this course on Discover Uni