Are you interested in how psychology can be applied to health, illness and healthcare, and how interventions can be used to improve outcomes and the experience of healthcare?
Our MSc Health Psychology is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and provides an excellent foundation for a career in health psychology, as well as a range of postgraduate and research opportunities including doctoral study, PhD training and careers across healthcare, academia, research and the third sector.
If you hold BPS Graduate Basis for Chartership, successful completion of this MSc will enable you to progress to Stage 2 Health Psychology training, taking the next step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist with the BPS and a Registered Health Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
While many graduates progress to Stage 2 Health Psychology training, alongside preparing you for practitioner training, the course equips you with advanced research, critical thinking and behaviour change skills that are highly valued across healthcare, academia, research, policy and the third sector. Whether your goal is doctoral research, a PhD, practitioner training or a career in healthcare and wellbeing, you'll graduate with a strong foundation for your next steps.
You will learn from staff at the Manchester Centre for Health Psychology , covering topics such as:
You will also have the opportunity to attend research seminars.
PhD with integrated master's
If you're planning to undertake a PhD after your master's, our Integrated PhD programme will enable you to combine your postgraduate taught course with a related PhD project in biology, medicine or health.
Training in a research-active environment
Our training covers a broad range of research methods taught by leading experts in their field.
We prepare you for a future research-active career, whether as an academic, health psychology trainee or other research or practitioner role.
You will benefit from being part of a dynamic department with opportunities to attend research seminars and learn about the work of staff, students and health psychology trainees.
Flexible learning
You can choose to study full-time or part-time (home students only), enabling you to fit learning around your other commitments.
Work placements
Voluntary work placements are available. These are up to 75 hours and can be completed in a block over the summer or continuously throughout the full year. Work placements include working in a variety of settings (eg schools, hospitals, universities, and other organisations) with trained Stage 2 health psychologists and research teams.
We require you to have:
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