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Mental Health: Cultural Psychology and Psychiatry at Queen Mary University of London - UCAS

Queen Mary University of London

Degree level: Postgraduate
Awarded by: Queen Mary, University of London

Mental Health: Cultural Psychology and Psychiatry (Taught)

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2025 - 20262026 - 2027
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Course summary

This programme provides an advanced understanding of how socio-cultural factors shape mental health, mental illness, and mental health care. With a particular focus on the role of culture in diagnosis and treatment, you’ll explore how cultural contexts influence the experience and expression of distress, as well as the delivery of psychological and psychiatric interventions. Through examining innovative models of cross-cultural care, you’ll develop the skills to critically apply theory to practice, enhancing your ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds. What you’ll gain

  • Develop a critical insight into the role of culture in mental health as well as psychological and psychiatric practice, enhancing both your clinical and research skills.
  • Gain a global perspective on the ethical and methodological challenges of mental health research and practice in various settings worldwide, in multicultural societies and with diverse populations enabling you to work with culturally diverse populations.
  • Gain a comprehensive training in research methods and writing.
  • Learn from leading experts in the field.
What you'll study This programme is designed to deepen your understanding of how socio-cultural factors influence mental health, mental illness, and the organisation and delivery of mental health care. It will equip you to work in research or mental health care related roles within multicultural settings in the UK and internationally as well as provide a strong foundation for further training as a therapist, social worker, or clinical psychologist. You will explore how cultural elements - such as belief systems, values, ethnicity, practices, and traditions - affect both mental health vulnerability and resilience. The programme also considers how wider phenomena such as migration, racism, and structural inequalities intersect to shape mental health experiences, and how these can be addressed in clinical practice and mental health systems. This includes consideration of the implementation of innovative therapeutic approaches and the adaptation of existing psychological models and care pathways to better meet diverse needs. If you complete the MSc, you will also develop your research skills and complete an independent research project on a topic related to culture and mental health. For the Postgraduate Diploma, you will take taught modules only. Please note that this programme does not lead to registration as a psychotherapist in the UK. Further advanced clinical training is required for professional registration.

Modules

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Assessment method

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How to apply

International applicants

Please see: www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students

Entry requirements

The minimum entry requirement is a 2.2 in a UK Bachelor's degree or overseas equivalent in subjects such as Psychology, Medicine or a cognate subject. Promising applicants who do not meet the formal academic criteria but who possess adequate Professional Qualification and have at least one year's experience working in a relevant field may be considered on a case by case basis. We wish to include people from diverse backgrounds and career pathways especially people working in the independent and voluntary sector and NHS. International Students Students from outside of the UK help form a global community here at Queen Mary. For detailed country specific entry requirements please visit the International section of our website here. If your first language is not English, you must provide evidence of your English language proficiency. Find out more about our English language entry requirements. If you do not meet language or scholarly requirements it might be possible for you to undertake foundation or pre-sessional programmes that will prepare you for the masters programme. For more information, please contact the Admissions Office.

English language requirements

All applicants to Queen Mary must show they meet a minimum academic English language standard for admission and to be successful on the course. Please refer to the website below for details on our English Language requirements by course and acceptable alternative qualifications. You will also find important information regarding UKVI's English requirements if you are applying as an international student and will require Tier 4 immigration permission to enter the UK.

Queen Mary University of London: English Language Requirements

http://www.qmul.ac.uk/international/englishlanguagerequirements

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Students enrolling on a postgraduate degree programme are charged tuition fees each year by Queen Mary. The rate you will be charged depends on whether you are assessed as a Home/EU or Overseas student. You can find tuition fees for each course on the course finder pages on our website by clicking the apply link, or navigate here: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/ Further details about postgraduate taught tuition fees can also be found on our website: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/tuitionfees/

Sponsorship information

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Mental Health: Cultural Psychology and Psychiatry at Queen Mary University of London - UCAS