MSc Health Psychology
Edge Hill University
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Health psychologists play an important role in improving wellbeing, promoting recovery from illness, supporting people with disabilities, and helping people build healthier lifestyles. Join us to start the first stage of your postgraduate training, gaining specialist knowledge and skills in health psychology. Advance your knowledge. Unravel different theories. Apply what you learn to all aspects of health, illness and disability. Everything we teach on our MSc Health Psychology will equip you ...Read more

Health psychologists play an important role in improving wellbeing, promoting recovery from illness, supporting people with disabilities, and helping people build healthier lifestyles. Join us to start the first stage of your postgraduate training, gaining specialist knowledge and skills in health psychology. Advance your knowledge. Unravel different theories. Apply what you learn to all aspects of health, illness and disability. Everything we teach on our MSc Health Psychology will equip you with the practical skills and specialist knowledge you need for your future. Our MSc Health Psychology degree is accredited as stage 1 training by the British Psychological Society (BPS), the first stage to becoming a qualified health psychologist. We’ve designed this programme for psychology graduates who have Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society (BPS). You’ll develop the interpersonal, evaluative, technical and creative skills to assess health issues and design effective interventions. Learning flexibly in person and online, we’ll help you sharpen your analytical, problem-solving and advanced research skills to prepare you for postgraduate employment or further study in health psychology and beyond. To help you think about your future, we’ll introduce you to a range of career pathways and specialist roles that you could explore.

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47/279
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62nd
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57th
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Holly
25 Feb 25

The best aspects are the facilities that are held university offer such as the labs in the psychology department the student union and on campus events like the student life fest..Read more

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Eve
25 Feb 25

Stunning campus, 24/7 support and endless facilities. If i was able to rate some of the lecturers I would as having PHD students who are NOT qualified to teach/ are disinterested..Read more

Entry requirements

You must have a degree equivalent to UK first-class or upper second-class honours (2:1 or above) in psychology, as well as the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS). You will also need to demonstrate attaining a minimum of upper second-class honours (2:1 or above) in your dissertation module (or equivalent final-year research project), evidencing this by supplying a detailed copy of your degree transcript (or equivalent).

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£17,000 per year

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Holly
25 Feb 25
The best aspects are the facilities that are held university offer such as the labs in the psychology department the student union and on campus events like the student life fest...
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Eve
25 Feb 25
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Stunning campus, 24/7 support and endless facilities. If i was able to rate some of the lecturers I would as having PHD students who are NOT qualified to teach/ are disinterested...
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Edge Hill University
Edge Hill University , Ormskirk

Edge Hill University has been inspiring minds since 1885 and continues to live up to its ethos of ‘creating opportunity from...

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Edge Hill University
St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QP United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Ormskirk  0.4 miles away
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