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 will 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, who (as well as meeting our entry requirements), are seeking a thorough grounding in health psychology as preparation for a subsequent research degree or employment in a related field.
Your knowledge of relevant health psychology theory, clinical skills and research experience will make you a strong candidate for PhD-level study, working as a researcher, or taking up roles allied to psychology, healthcare services and delivery.
You will also be taught Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods 1 using Stata.
Studying this kind of academic course means you will gain important research experience and skills. This is particularly advantageous when moving onto advanced degrees and each year a significant number of students successfully secure PhD studentships and clinical doctorates.
As the focus of the MSc is on improving healthcare and delivery, you will also be well positioned to take up roles in the public or private healthcare sector. Graduates have gone onto work for the NHS, the Department of Health and Social Care, NatCen Social Research, and universities in the UK and abroad.*
Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of graduates in the 2018–2024 cohorts.
| QS 综合 | 院校 | 学制 | 学费 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 第 37 位 | 伦敦国王学院King's College London | 1年 | 42900英镑/年 |
| 第 40 位 | 曼彻斯特大学The University of Manchester | 1年 | 35300英镑/年 |
| 第 97 位 | 诺丁汉大学University of Nottingham | 1年 | 28700英镑/年 |
| 第 111 位 | 南安普顿大学University of Southampton | 1年 | 34000英镑/年 |
| 第 416 位 | 阿斯顿大学Aston University | 1年 | 24800英镑/年 |
| 第 851 位 | 威斯敏斯特大学University of Westminster | 1年 | 18000英镑/年 |