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PostgraduateCourse summary
Immerse yourself in the exciting field of health psychology on this BPS-accredited course. You’ll mix theoretical learning with a 16-week work placement. Throughout this course, you’ll gain a solid grounding in the main areas of health psychology, which you’ll be able to demonstrate in an applied setting during a work placement. It is British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited. This means you’ll gain contemporary and relevant knowledge that you can use in a range of careers in health-related research, public health and healthcare. The accreditation also ensures you have Stage 1 competencies in health psychology, which you will need if you wish to proceed to Stage 2 doctoral-level training to become a registered health psychologist. During your studies, you’ll explore this fascinating subject in a multidisciplinary context, focusing on:
- preventing ill health
- managing long-term health conditions
- developing effective healthcare provisions
- biopsychology suite with two-way mirror
- crossmodal laboratory including a soundproof room
- sensory and pain research suite
- social and developmental observation labs, including the Bath Babylab
- virtual reality lab with motion sensor cameras
- an electroencephalogram (EEG) scanner
- eye-tracking equipment
- enhanced research skills that can be applied to primary, secondary and tertiary health and social care settings
- core knowledge of health psychology approaches, theories and models
- a strong foundation for further postgraduate training in health psychology
Assessment method
- Coursework
- Dissertation
- Essay
- Oral presentation
- Practical
- Reflective assessment
- Report
Entry requirements
You should have a bachelor’s honours degree or international equivalent, typically a 2:1 or above. To apply for this course you should have an undergraduate degree in psychology. The degree should be recognised by the British Psychological Society as providing Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC). We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree. In your application, you will need to provide a maximum 500 word personal statement which should: (a) show a clear understanding of health psychology as a subject, why you are interested in studying on this particular course and what skills and interests you hope to develop over the duration of the course. (b) outline your research experience to date. This could include key research related assignments that you have completed such as your undergraduate dissertation project, or any research posts you have held. Please explain the skills and knowledge you have gained from your research experience that you would bring to the MSc Health Psychology programme. (c) describe any other practical experience that you have which you feel is relevant to the field of health psychology and what you have learned from this experience. If your first language is not English but within the last 2 years you completed your degree in the UK you may be exempt from our English language requirements.
English language requirements
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Tuition fees can be found on our web pages and are liable to increase annually. UK and Islands fees are regulated by the UK government and are subject to parliamentary approval. For all other fees, you should budget for an increase of up to 5% for every further year of study.
For information on tuition fees visit our web pages: http://www.bath.ac.uk/topics/tuition-fees/
Provider information
University of Bath
Claverton Down
Bath
BA2 7AY