Health Psychology
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
Scholarships now available! We are offering a number of fantastic scholarships for those applying to study Health Psychology in 2018 including: 'The Dean's Scholarships' the 'Dr Antony Kidman Scholarship in Health Psychology', 'The KCL Psychology Department Scholarships for Overseas Students' and 'The Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Scheme (CSSS)'. Find out more and apply.
Sign up to the Health Psychology Open Evening on Thursday 22 March.
Our BPS-accredited MSc in Health Psychology is specifically designed for graduate psychologists who wish to go on to becoming registered Health Psychologists with the HCPC. Our Health Psychology course combines classroom teaching, individual study and practical work in statistics, a supervised research project and a 100-hour health-based clinical placement.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.
We are proud to have been awarded an IoPPN Excellence Award in 2017 for student satisfaction in the Postgraduate Taught Education Survey (PTES).
Key benefits
Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Pioneers of postgraduate training in this discipline since 1987
Leading research centre in clinical health psychology
Collaborations within many NHS services across King's Health Partners
Visiting lecturers who are world class in their fields
Access to first-class dedicated facilities
100-hour supervised placement opportunities within the NHS, third section and industry
Small class sizes
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Subjects
- Psychology
- Statistics
- Project
- Accredited
- Health Psychology
- NHS Training
Course programme
Year 1 Required Modules
- Students on this course are required to take:
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Basic and Advanced Research Methods and Statistics (45 credits)
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Health Related Behaviours, Cognitions and Emotions (15 credits)
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Psychosocial Factors in Chronic Illness and Disability (15 credits)
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Psychology and Health Care Delivery (15 credits)
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Health Psychology in Action and Professional Development (including clinical placement) (30 credits)
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Research Project (60 credits)
Health Psychology