Health Psychology MSc

UCL (University College London)

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 programme is the longest running of its kind and the ideal stepping stone into work as a chartered health psychologist or a Clinical Psychology PhD. Give yourself a head start in building an impactful career as a health psychologist or researcher on UCL’s hugely popular Health Psychology MSc, accredited by the British Psychology Society (BPS). You will gain a deep grounding in all the theories and main ideas central to current health psychology, receive training in doing your own research, and be encouraged to develop your own specialisation. Weekly journal clubs will help you build your critical appraisal and presentation skills, with regular opportunities to practise presenting papers. Drawing on our close links with third sector and clinical organisations, there’ll be placement opportunities, and the chance to visit a hospital outpatient clinic, too. Your research project, which makes up just over a third of your final mark, will be written up in the form of a mock submission to the British Journal of Health Psychology. The MSc is an important stepping stone for becoming a chartered health psychologist. This course is suitable for students (with an equivalent of a 2:1 from their first degree and advanced English skills) seeking a thorough grounding in health psychology as preparation for a subsequent research degree or employment in a related field.

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