On our MSc Child and Adolescent Mental Health course, you’ll explore the key theories and principles that underpin the understanding, assessment, and support of mental health in children and young people. This programme is designed to equip you with the specialist knowledge, practical skills, and experience needed for a career in child and adolescent mental health.
The course combines hands-on experience through a work-integrated learning placement with a strong theoretical foundation in clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, and child and adolescent psychiatry. You’ll examine how mental health issues manifest across childhood and adolescence, taking into account the influence of culture, identity, family dynamics, and social context.
Throughout the programme, you’ll engage with modules that develop your therapeutic and professional skills for working with young people, alongside critical explorations of how child and adolescent mental health is understood not only within the context of their experiences but in clinical practice, education, policy, and the popular culture.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
September 2027
Manchester Metropolitan University
Ormond Building,
Lower Ormond Street,
Manchester,
Lancashire,
M15 6BX, Northern England, United Kingdom
Undergraduate 2:1 award or above (or overseas equivalent) in Psychology or related to the allied health/social care professions e.g. psychology, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, social work, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, education is typically required.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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