To gain a place at Birmingham you will need to meet our general entry requirements, as well as those specific to your course. Your application will be reviewed by the course’s Admissions Tutor, who will decide whether your application should receive an offer.
A personal statement template is available to help you ensure your personal statement meets our requirements. Failure to include the requested information in the personal statement will result in delays to processing the decision on your application.
Please describe any relevant academic or professional experience that make you a good candidate for this programme.
Please confirm that you understand that this programme is not a clinical training programme i.e., does not provide training in counselling/clinical psychology, mental health nursing etc.
If you are an international student, you will need to demonstrate you have a suitable level of English proficiency, usually through the form of an IELTS or equivalent qualification or a Presessional English course.
For this course we require IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band, which is equivalent to:
If you have a conditional offer for Birmingham where English is a requirement, you can take a Presessional English course as an alternative to retaking IELTS or a similar qualification. We offer on-campus courses all year round starting from September including additional online courses in the summer term. Teaching takes place in small classes with no more than 18 students to maximise class participation.
As the only course of its kind in the country, embark on this unique opportunity to dive in to youth mental health. Tackle some of society’s biggest questions, while becoming an expert in your field and making a difference in young people's lives.
Our interdisciplinary Mental Health MSc focuses on Youth Mental Health, integrating the latest research and policy into teaching and practice. The interdisciplinary and youth mental health focuses of our Mental Health MSc make it a unique qualification which brings together disciplines ranging from psychology sociology and social policy, to medicine and philosophy.
This course will run over 12 months in a full-time-mode. There is also scope to undertake the programme on a part-time basis. While the exact content may change, in the first term you will typically complete the compulsory modules while in the second you will be able to choose from a range of optional modules (see below). This is based on a full time Masters course. Part-time study will include devising a study plan in the first weeks tailoring your studies to you non-academic commitments.
Teaching in the first term focusses on core modules. The core modules are designed to promote development of skills in critical analysis, understanding interdisciplinary research, and scientific writing.
In the second term you will be able to choose from a range of optional modules. Some optional modules are shared across MSc programmes in the School of Psychology. You can find examples below.
In the final term you will undertake a Dissertation in Mental Health and will be offered the opportunity to work on a research project with group and individual components linked to current research in the Institute for Mental Health at the University of Birmingham. This will give students the unique opportunity for contact with world-leading research-active staff based at the University of Birmingham.
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