Clinical Health Psychology and Wellbeing MSc

Supporting physical and mental health is central in all areas of life and employment. This master's degree integrates the promotion of health and wellness with a focus on mental and physical health and wellbeing. You'll gain knowledge, practitioner and professional skills to support a future career working with clients and patients in health-related settings. You'll also have the opportunity to undertake hands-on learning through a professional placement.

Why study MSc Clinicial Health Psychology and Wellbeing* at Middlesex University?

This MSc has been developed for psychology graduates (or a related discipline, such as health studies, counselling, mental health, nursing, or public health) and current health and mental healthcare professionals wishing to further their studies, develop their knowledge and skills and enhance their career opportunities.

During the course, you'll be examining health and illness to understand the relationship between psychological variables and biomedical conditions as well as physical and mental health and wellbeing.

You'll focus on application and have the opportunity to apply your knowledge and practice professional skills. These can include communication skills, ethical and reflective practice, judgment and decision-making, and skills related to formulation and assessment, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and health behaviour change.

We have strong partnerships with many health psychology organisations which means that you'll be able to undertake an eight-week work placement and gain valuable hands-on work experience. Previous placements have included working with addiction management, cancer screening, pain management, exercise promotion, stroke rehabilitation.

Course highlights

• Focus your studies on both physical and mental health and wellbeing
• Develop your professional skills for intervention and working with clients
• Undertake a work placement in a health psychology setting
• Consider and prepare for your future career

• We usually require a 2:1 honours degree or above but applicants with lower or other qualifications may be considered upon interview
• The undergraduate degree must be in an appropriate subject area such as psychology, health studies, counselling, mental health, nursing, public health and should have included a research methods component
• Particular consideration will be given to performance in undergraduate research methods modules or the dissertation

• The most commonly accepted evidence of English language ability is IELTS 7 (with minimum 6.5 in all components).

The MSc Clinical Health Psychology course offers a diverse career path for graduates, including various sectors like the health service, public health, charities, organizations, and academia. Graduates have found successful careers in various roles, such as child well-being practitioner in the NHS, senior triage and engagement coordinator in a Stop smoking service, drug and alcohol recovery worker in the prison service, and specialist support office with young people with complex needs. They can also pursue further studies and training as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, pursuing a PhD, or pursuing a career in counseling or clinical psychology, if they have the Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society.