DISTANCE DEGREES BROCHURE - LIFE COACHING

DISTANCE DEGREES IN LIFE COACHING

validated by Calamus International University

B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Life and personal coaching is a subject which draws from a number of different disciplines, such as counselling, psychotherapy, developmental psychology, management, education, personal development, careers work, wellness and stress management, plus insights and techniques from such helping approaches such as hypnotherapy, NLP and Emotional Freedom Techniques.

An increasing number of dedicated coaching textbooks is now available, which are used to build our core units on coaching. As well as such core units, the coaching student will need knowledge of theory and practical approaches from some of the other fields we have mentioned.

Core units are available in various coaching models and approaches such as Attraction, Coactive, NLP and EFT Coaching and there are units available on life, personal, business, performance and executive coaching, Clean Language, the transition from therapist to coach, counselling skills, coaching niches and more.

A degree programme in life coaching will expand your awareness much further than the limited models taught by some coach training institutes and help you discover your own style instead of following template-based approaches. You might even discover how little you were taught! If like many coaches, you do not have a degree (or Master’s), such a qualification will be a positive addition to your profile.

The first step is to decide what level and title of degree you are seeking. The level of degree depends largely on your previous qualifications. The title of the degree depends on your professional needs and preferences.

The following coaching-related degrees are available:

BA Change Agent Studies
BA Life Coaching
MA Change Agent Studies
MA Life Coaching

You may also enrol for the following:

Psy.D. with a concentration in coaching and related subjects
M.Phil or Ph.D. in Coaching by research and thesis
BA or MA in Counselling and Coaching (or Coaching and Counselling) if you have particular experience, training or interest in counselling
BA or MA in Personal Development

Coaching units can be taken as part of taught degrees in the following subjects:

Psychology

Counselling Psychology

Business Administration

Organisational Spirituality

Hypnotherapy

Stress Management

Personal DevelopmentWellness Studies

Occupational Stress Management

The exact programme of study will negotiated between the personal tutor and the student after enrolment, depending on amount and type of transfer credit, interests and professional needs. Credit transfer will be given for most coaching trainings and other professional continuing education. The coaching units listed in our list of course units will be used to build a schedule of core studies according to the student’s requirements. Other units specifically in coaching may be made available and the student may express a preference for particular textbooks or specialist fields. The student may also select content-rich internet sites of his or her choice, subject to approval, on which course units may be based. If the student is in an ongoing practical training programme with another institution, completed modules of that programme may be submitted for additional credit. You will have the opportunity to devise your own personal project. Last but not least, units may be drawn from any related field and there will be much relevant material in our course listings for psychology, management, personal development, counselling, etc.

Incorporating a Coaching certificate into a degree

The BA in Life Coaching is primarily for people who are already qualified and practising as life coaches. However it is possible by arrangement to do an external life coaching qualification with another provider and gain credit towards the CIU degree.

Alternatively, if you already have relevant experience, it is possible to incorporate the Calamus Accelerated Certificate in Life Coaching into a degree programme for the cost of the degree alone.

The accelerated BA

The Calamus BA is normally an accelerated degree for students with some further or higher education and/or training who have at least 50% credit towards a degree. This credit can come from most types of education plus skilled work experience, etc. The accelerated BA can be completed within 18 months. If you do not have enough credit, or prefer a full BA, this will take longer (typically 3 years part-time) and will cost more. A full BA syllabus will be designed for you incorporating such topics as psychology, counselling skills, stress management, organizational behaviour, and personal development.

The Calamus programmes provide a flexible path towards the degree of your choice, with the emphasis on your personal preferences so that the degree can be tailored as closely as possible to your interests and goals.

The M.A. degree is normally for holders of a Bachelor's degree but in certain cases where alternative professional qualifications are held, direct entry to an M.A. may be considered.

Ph.D. in Life Coaching by Research and Dissertation

A PhD by research and dissertation is available; however this degree demands sound academic writing and research skills and those without such skills may be asked to take a special course. If you are a published author in the field of Personal Development, it could be possible to use ongoing research for your next project as the basis of a Ph.D, subject to approval.

Further advice

This is an abbreviated brochure and further advice is available on enquiry. For best advice, please send us a copy of your curriculum vitae or resume with details of all relevant trainings you have done.

To see our prospectus and course unit list, and also to download an application form, please go to www.unicalamus.org/downloads.htm

To see our tuition fees on-line please go to www.unicalmus.org/tuition.htm

If you have any queries please contact us, preferably by email on info@unicalamus.org

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