Core modules
Please note all dates are provisional and will be confirmed later in the timetabling process once you are enrolled on the course.
Year 1
CE9B3-20 Listening, Questioning and Direct Communication (20 credits)
This module provides you with comprehensive knowledge of the foundation skills and theoretical perspectives required for coaching in a range of contexts. Linked to professional competencies, this module is designed to develop systematic theoretical knowledge, skills in practice, and self-awareness, focusing on three fundamental coaching elements: Active listening, Powerful Questioning, and Direct Communication. The module will also focus on how listening, questioning and direct communication are fundamental to developing the working and learning alliance, and consider the integrated nature of coaching.
CE9A8-20 Establishing Trust and Building Relationship (20 credits)
This module provides you with a comprehensive view of the skills and knowledge required to build and maintain an effective coaching relationship. You will develop detailed theoretical and practical knowledge about integrity, confidentiality, respect, support, and challenge, while holding the coachee in “unconditional positive regard.”
CE 9B2-20 Ethics and Standards in Coaching (20 credits)
This module provides you with comprehensive knowledge of the ethics and standards required in professional coaching, as well as maintaining high levels of professional practice through supervision and continuing professional development.
Year 2
Choose any three of the following modules:
CE9B1-20 Use of Self and Coaching Presence (20 credits)
This module provides you with a comprehensive knowledge of the theoretical basis for developing a deep awareness of what is happening within self and for the coachee during a coaching conversation. You will develop a systematic knowledge and comprehensive understanding of ‘coaching presence’ and through self-awareness, develop confident and creative professional practice.
CE9A9-20 The Coaching Process (20 credits)
This module provides you with a comprehensive view of the key skills and theoretical knowledge required to manage the coaching process, facilitate progress for the coachee, and to congruently address issues that are counter to the achievement of the coachee’s (and sponsor’s) objectives.
CE955 Career Vocation and Calling (20 credits)
This module enables you to develop knowledge and understanding of classic and contemporary perspectives on career, vocation, and calling and to integrate and apply these perspectives with career development and coaching in a variety of contexts and practices.
CE9B6 Leadership and Team Coaching (20 credits)
This module will provide you with comprehensive knowledge of the skills and theoretical perspectives relating to leadership and team coaching. The module is designed to develop systematic theoretical knowledge, skills in practice and self-awareness, focussing on coaching in organisations in which leadership coaching and team coaching will be used. This is not sector specific, and so the material is generalisable to private, public, not for profit, large or small organisations, and aims to give you the skills and knowledge that can be applied in any organisational context.
CE956 Research in Professional Practice (20 credits)
To develop an understanding of research methods necessary to complete a small-scale research project related to professional practice including literature review, research questions, research strategy, sources, evaluative framework, reflexivity, and dissemination.
Year 3
Dissertation on a subject of your choice (60 or 100 credits)
Your studies will be supported by the module leaders, experts in their topic, as well as a personal tutor who will work with you throughout the course.
