Why This Programme

• Develop the capacity to think critically about the potential risks of globalising notions of mental illness.
• Gain the skills to develop and implement policies aimed at reducing the burden of mental health difficulties worldwide.
• Learning outcomes (ILOs) for the programme are based on the Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health that were identified in a 2011 issue of Nature.
• Students will have an opportunity to complete a research project.
• Specific emphasis is placed on the important role that social and cultural factors play in how mental health difficulties can be understood and treated across the globe.
• Contributors to teaching come from a diverse range of disciplines including: clinical psychology, social work, anthropology, sociology, law and psychiatry. Teaching also includes contribution from those with a lived experience of mental health difficulties.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Graduates of the MSc Global Mental Health programme may establish careers in:

• National mental health policy and planning
• Epidemiological and mental health services research
• Advisory and advocacy roles in governments
• International agencies
• Non-governmental organisations