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MSc Child and Adolescent Mental Health

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 5 years

Masters Degree Description

Progress your career in child and adolescent mental health on this specialist, Master's degree at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. Gaining a sought-after mix of clinical and research expertise, you’ll be encouraged to apply your critical and analytical skills to theory, policy and practice – with a focus on delivering the highest standards of clinical care to children and young people.

Entry Requirements

Normally medical registration or an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, nursing, education or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Applicants should preferably have experience in a mental health, paediatric or educational setting.

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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

This course is particularly relevant if you’re a psychology graduate looking to progress onto further clinical psychology training, or if you’ve studied child psychiatry and want to supplement your basic training with a higher degree.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Basic Research Methods in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • Research Project
  • Treatment in Child and Adolescent Mental Health-Pharmacological
  • Introduction to Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Child Mental Health
  • Treatment in Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Psychological Therapies
  • Adolescent Mental Health and Transition to Adult Services
  • International Child Mental Health
  • Child Mental Health and Wellbeing: Adaptations
  • Adolescent Health Medicine
  • Mental Health and Schools
  • Practising Qualitative Research in Child and Adolescent Health
  • Clinical Skills in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Optional modules

  • Adolescent Mental Health and Transition to Adult Services
  • International Child Mental Health
  • Child Mental Health and Wellbeing: Adaptations
  • Adolescent Health Medicine
  • Mental Health and Schools
  • Practising Qualitative Research in Child and Adolescent Health
  • Clinical Skills in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • reasonable adjustments
  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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