Course summary
Our MSc Clinical and Health Psychology course offers a global perspective on wellbeing, adjustment, and change, and prepares you for a rewarding career in healthcare, research, or policy. Join our diverse learning community to discover how psychology empowers people to overcome physical and mental health challenges and can help them manage, adjust to or initiate change in their lives for improved wellbeing and a more balanced life. Why should I study the MSc Clinical and Health Psychology course? As well as the opportunity to learn from specialist staff with long-standing experience in both teaching and psychology research, you will also get the chance to: • Work in dedicated spaces designed for psychological investigation • Deepen your understanding of how psychological processes influence mental and physical health, wellbeing, and behaviour • Benefit from our links with external organisations that offer training, volunteering and networking opportunities • Study in a smaller group in an engaging and focused environment • Enjoy guest speakers working in the field • Gain knowledge aligned with British Psychological Society standards* • Develop core competencies valued in professional psychology settings • Receive training in professional practice and further develop your research skills. *Please note, this MSc course does not confer eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS). This course also does not provide the stage 1 training qualification in health psychology that is a pre-requisite for BPS stage 2/doctoral training in health psychology. You can find further information on these routes from the British Psychological Society website. If you currently have GBC, you can continue your professional training in psychology in the UK. If you are yet to obtain your GBC status and wish to pursue further psychology training in the UK, please do take a look at our MSc Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion) course.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- British Psychological Society
Entry requirements
Applicants must hold, or be eligible for, the Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society; plus usually an upper 2nd or 1st Class award; those who do not hold this level of classification require evidence of practical experience in an area relevant to health psychology, an additional qualification which is relevant to health psychology, or evidence of attainments during their undergraduate degree which indicate particular strengths in health psychology; applicants are interviewed; applicants whose 1st language is not English require IELTS 7.0 or above, TOEFL internet-based test 100 or above; Pearson PTE Academic at 58 or above, or an equivalent secure English language test.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
Please refer to www.uwl.ac.uk for fee information.
Provider information
University of West London
St Mary's Road
Ealing
W5 5RF