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MSc Health Psychology

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 2 years

Masters Degree Description

Specialise in health psychology at Master’s level at one of the world’s top universities. Benefit from expert-led in-person lectures, and hands-on experience with data collection, clinical observations and placements. This one-year full-time/two-year part-time course is the longest running of its kind and the ideal stepping stone into work as a chartered health psychologist or a Clinical Psychology PhD.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in psychology from a UK university, or overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. A lower second-class UK Bachelor's degree or equivalent may be accepted with evidence of further study or relevant work experience. Applicants are encouraged to have Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) if they want to pursue a career as a Chartered Health Psychologist in the UK.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.

Student Destinations

Studying this kind of academic course means you will gain important research experience and skills. This is particularly advantageous when moving onto advanced degrees – and each year a significant number of students successfully secure PhD studentships and clinical doctorates. As the focus of the MSc is on improving healthcare and delivery, you will also be well positioned to take up roles in the public or private healthcare sector. Graduates have gone onto work for the NHS, the Department of Health and Social Care, NatCen Social Research, and universities in the UK and abroad.* *Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of UK and EU graduates in the 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 cohorts.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Chronic Illness from the Health Psychology Perspective
  • Physical and Mental Health, Stress and Ageing
  • Individual, Social and Cultural Perspectives in Health Psychology
  • Health Related Behaviours and Cognitions
  • MSc Health Psychology : Project Report
  • Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods 1
  • Quantitive and Qualitative Research Methods 2
  • Effective Research Practice
  • Healthcare and Intervention Delivery

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