Clinical and Health Psychology University of Manchester

The MSc in Clinical and Health Psychology at University of Manchester provides a thorough grounding in the research, theory and practice of clinical and health psychology.

You will be taught about current and novel developments by leading researchers and clinicians within a highly influential research-active division of a Russell Group university.

The course has been designed to help prepare you for a career in clinical or health psychology and can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis.

You will also learn about the principles and evidence-base of psychological interventions to change behaviour and cognition at the individual, group and population level, as well as the role of psychologists within healthcare settings such as the NHS and how the science of psychology is applied in clinical practice.

In addition, you will receive advanced training in the methodology and analysis techniques used within clinical and health psychology research.

Aims

Students take a combination of taught course units and a supervised research-based dissertation on a chosen topic relating to clinical or health psychology.

Key areas of the curriculum include:

• Evidence-based psychological interventions and therapies for mental and physical health problems
• Integrative theoretical approaches to psychological interventions and behaviour change
• Psychobiology of health and illness
• Sociocultural aspects of health
• Advanced research methodology, encompassing quantitative and qualitative analytic techniques.

Students work collaboratively with their supervisor(s) to produce a high quality dissertation. This can use qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods.

An honours degree (minimum 2:1) or overseas equivalent in psychology. A degree in which Psychology forms a major component may be acceptable. Each case will be judged on an individual basis.

Admission Requirements:

• Bachelor