Course overview
Embark on your journey to enhance the well-being of others. Make a positive contribution to the global community and secure a promising future for both yourself and those you will impact in the mental health sector.

MSc Mental Health (Clinical) is the perfect degree for aspiring psychology professionals. Through drawing upon our leading expertise in mental health practice and clinical research, youll develop an understanding of mental health and mental illness, at an individual and societal level.

Course structure
This course will run over 24 months in a full-time-mode. Teaching will take place on evenings and weekends. While the exact content may change, heres what you can expect to study.

Course highlights
Research is a cornerstone of understanding mental health difficulties. Establishing a strong foundation for evidence-based treatments will help alleviate these difficulties. Through working alongside experts in mental health practice and clinical research, you will build your research and applied psychology skills. Apply what youve learnt in your first year to gain hands-on exposure to a suite of practical skills as part of your second-year clinical placement.

Second year clinical placement programme
Guidance from experts in the field
Award-winning state-of-the-art campus

Career opportunities
MSc Mental Health (Clincal) develops key skills that are highly attractive to employers, namely clinical practice and key research skills, as well as presentation and report writing skills. Our students are excellent candidates for mental health-related clinical or academic employment in both private and public sector organisations.

This MSc is also excellent preparation for PhD or other advanced degree positions.

Typical careers include:

Clinical Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Medical practitioner with mental health specialism
Researcher
Academic
Policy writer/evaluator