Postgraduate Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Studies

1. The Continuing Education Board and the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre shall jointly elect for the supervision of the course a Standing Committee, which shall have the power to arrange lectures and other instruction.

2. The course will consist of lectures, tutorials, seminars and classes on the principle and practice of cognitive behavioural therapy. The course is available on a part-time basis only over a period of six terms.

3. Every candidate shall be required to satisfy the examiners in the following:

• (a) Attendance at classroom based sessions; and

  (b) Papers A1A1i), B1, C1 and D1C1 as listed in the Schedule for the Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and a research presentation of not more than fifteen minutes based on the Complex Presentations specialism listed in the Schedule for the Diploma in Cognitive Behavioual Therapy.

4.  Written assignments shall be submitted (usually electronically via athe specifiedUniversity approved online submissionassessment system)platform to the examiners c/o Registry, Department for Continuing Education, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA, for consideration by such dates as the examiners shall determine and of which they shall notify candidates.

5. Presentations shall be delivered at such times and locations as are provided in the course handbook.

6. Candidates may be required to attend a viva voce examination at the end of the course of study at the discretion of the examiners.

8. Candidates who fail to satisfy the examiners in any of the assessments under 3(b)  above maywill be permitted to resubmit work in respect of the part or parts of the examination which they have failed for examination on not more than one occasion which shall normally be within one year of the original failure.