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Health Psychology MSc

University of Derby online learning

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

Successful completion of this course fulfils stage one of the requirements towards Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and full membership of the Division of Health Psychology, if you hold Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership. 100% of our students are satisfied with the overall quality of the course (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2019)

In our most recent accreditation visit we received six commendations from the BPS for our course. In particular, we were commended for:

Innovative health psychology focused assessments that are applied in nature and will benefit Stage Two training and future employment prospects
Support mechanisms (e.g. PDP and tutorials) that promote employability and transferable skills
Recognition of the importance of developing networking skills and attendance of the Midlands Health Psychology Network conference as part of the course
Commitment and enthusiasm of the teaching team to providing a supportive student experience within a student centred approach

About this course

Health psychology specialists work in a range of settings across the NHS, industry and local authorities as well as in the voluntary sector and academia.

A number of our graduates have gone on to deliver services in health promotion, mental health and chronic illness management or run initiatives such as stop smoking campaigns. There are also opportunities to enter other graduate professions such as education and management.

Some of our students have gone on to stage two postgraduate training in order to practise as registered health psychologists whilst others have secured funded PhDs in health psychology related areas. Others have used the MSc to gain places on clinical psychology training programmes or to access training in areas including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Increasing Access to Psychological Treatment (IAPT).

Applicants should normally have or expect to obtain at least a 2:1 honours degree in psychology or a closely related subject containing a significant element of psychology. We’ll consider your reference and personal statement carefully, and we may invite you to come for an interview.

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Subjects

  • Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Psychology of Health
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Historical
  • Social
  • Political context
  • Health Services
  • Health Promotion
  • Assessment

Course programme

What you will study

You’ll study modules such as:

Modules
  • Psychology of Health and Wellbeing - This module aims to provide you with a broad knowledge-base of the role of psychology in the experience of health, and wellbeing in relation to the historical, social and political context of health psychology and health services policy
  • Health Promotion and Behaviour Change - This module aims to provide you with an understanding of a range of factors that influence health behaviour and the role of psychology in health promotion and behaviour change
  • Psychology of Illness - This module aims to provide you with a broad knowledge-base of the role of psychology in the development of illness including physiological and psychological assessment methods as well as the experience of interacting with the healthcare system
  • Living with Long Term Conditions - This module aims to provide you with a critical awareness of the role of psychology in the experience of diagnosis, progression and management of various long term conditions
  • Advanced Psychological Research Methods in Context - The aim of this module is to provide you with advanced knowledge and skills related to quantitative and qualitative research methods within the context of applied psychology
  • Professional Skills in Health Psychology - The aim of this module is to support your personal and professional development, and enable you to reflect on, and plan for, your own development as a trainee health psychologist and to support you accessing relevant opportunities during and on completion of the programme
  • Empirical Research Project - It is intrinsic to the award of MSc that you present evidence of your capacity to conduct a substantial piece of independent empirical research that builds clearly upon your prior learning and which draws upon appropriate methodologies. The aim of this module is to allow you to identify a research issue, systematically review existing literature on the topic, formulate pertinent research questions and explore these questions through the application of contemporary psychological methodologies and appropriate data analysis and dissemination methods

Additional information

UK/EU fee - 
£850 per 20 credits* (2019/20)


International fee - 
£14,250 for the full programme (2019/20)

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