Currently accredited by British Psychological Society (BPS)*, this course is designed to help you become a practising health psychologist upon successful completion, supporting others in dealing with the psychological and emotional aspects of health and illness, as well promoting healthier lifestyles.

If you already possess Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), either from a BPS accredited Psychology degree or conversion course, successful completion of this Master’s fulfils the first of two stages towards becoming qualified as a practitioner Health Psychologist.

You’ll be taught by our highly experienced course team, which includes staff who have worked in a variety of settings as practitioners and/or researchers in areas such as pain management and the management of long term conditions, smoking cessation, public health, clinical health psychology and community health

Upon successful completion of the course you will have completed stage one training, the first step towards Chartered Membership with the BPS* and registration as a health psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) – registration fees payable to the HCPC and BPS will apply. The course is designed to help you become a practicing health psychologist or apply your health psychology knowledge and skills in the workplace.

*The University’s accreditation with BPS shall be up for renewal in 2021. Whilst the University hopes and anticipates that any renewal would be successful, if the renewal were to be unsuccessful, this course would no longer be accredited and we would notify applicants and students as soon possible.

The MSc with Professional Experience also provides you with the opportunity to undertake a six month professional experience either on or off campus.

Professional experience opportunities (whether within an external company or within the University) are subject to a competitive application and selection process. Such experiences may be paid or unpaid, and this will depend on what is being offered and agreed with the host organisation or University.

Students who are not successful in securing professional work experience outside the University will have the opportunity to undertake campus-based professional experience, which will deliver similar learning outcomes through supervised projects and activities designed to offer students the opportunity to integrate theory with an understanding of professional practice. Please note that fees for students on the Professional Experience route are £4,100 higher than the standard fees payable by students on the MSc Financial Investigation Management course without Professional experience.