MSc Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health
University of Greater Manchester
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Are you fascinated by the psychological theories and models around wellbeing and mental health? Our MSc Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health supports you in developing a critical understanding of mental health difficulties, psychological therapies and the interventions applied in mental health contexts. You’ll gain core counselling skills through simulation-assisted practice and enjoy a mix of traditional lectures, interactive workshops, seminars and skill-building sessions.Course ...Read more

Are you fascinated by the psychological theories and models around wellbeing and mental health? Our MSc Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health supports you in developing a critical understanding of mental health difficulties, psychological therapies and the interventions applied in mental health contexts. You’ll gain core counselling skills through simulation-assisted practice and enjoy a mix of traditional lectures, interactive workshops, seminars and skill-building sessions.

Course Overview

The University of Bolton's MSc in Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health is designed to equip you with an advanced understanding of psychological theories and models relevant to improving and maintaining psychological wellbeing and mental health. You'll develop a critical understanding of the manifestations of mental health difficulties, psychological therapies, and interventions applied in mental health contexts and gain core counselling skills through simulation-assisted practice.
Our enthusiastic team of experienced lecturers will deliver traditional lectures, interactive workshops, seminars, and skill-building sessions in a friendly and supportive environment. We'll guide you in building knowledge of theoretical models, practice frameworks, psychotherapeutic interventions in mental health settings, reflective practice, and psychological wellbeing. The course will approach topics in mental health, counselling and psychological interventions from various perspectives, highlighting psychological, sociological, and biological dimensions. We'll also help you develop valuable transferable skills and a critical approach to mental health that will benefit your continued professional development.
Successfully completing the University of Bolton's MSc Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health degree is the ideal launchpad for counselling psychology, specialist mental health nursing, specialist social work, clinical psychology, psychological research, clinical leads in mental health teams, psychological wellbeing practitioners and other allied health care careers.

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SR
Student Reviewer
10 Mar 15

the best thing about the courses is the facilities andlectures they are ecxellent. The ccomodation is poor althought the prices are well shorted. I don’t spend to much time in the..Read more

SR
Student Reviewer
10 Mar 15

I don't leave in the student accomodation provided by the university but the rest of the facilities are really good but the courses so far are..Read more

Entry requirements

  • You should have an upper second class (2.1) honours degree (or above) in a British Psychological Society (BPS)-accredited psychology undergraduate degree (or equivalent through a psychology conversion course) conferring Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC).
  • If you have a lower second class (2:2) honours degree in psychology (with accreditation as above), you may be accepted to the programme following a successful interview.

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£8,496 per year

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£17,500 per year

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£17,500 per year

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University of Greater Manchester
Deane Road Bolton BL3 5AB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Bolton  0.2 miles away
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