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Social Science Enquiry in Creative Arts and Mental Health MRes at Queen Mary University of London - UCAS

Queen Mary University of London

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

Social Science Enquiry in Creative Arts and Mental Health MRes (Taught)

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

This MRes is for you if you’re interested in researching the role of the creative arts in mental health, as a tool for advancing knowledge in critical mental health, as therapeutic and preventive interventions and for education of professionals and the general public. It is designed for students who are accepted for doctoral research training through the ESRC funded London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP). Only apply to the MRes if you are also applying to the LISS DTP programme.

  • Learn about a critical perspective to mental health theory and practice
  • Learn about the application of the creative arts to research, practice, education, advocacy and activism in the field of mental health
  • Gain training in key social science research skills to prepare for doctoral level study
  • Develop your own area of expertise in the field of the arts and mental health through arts practice and research
  • ESRC 1+3 funding available to cover MRes and PhD study
The MRes Social Science Enquiry in Creative Arts and Mental Health is a pre-doctoral training programme designed to provide a critical, research led approach to the study of arts for mental health, which include social science research into applied arts projects as well as socially engaged arts practices. The programme will also deliver training in the key research skills appropriate for doctoral level study. Alongside two substantive modules offered in conjunction with the MSc Creative Arts and Mental Health, the programme includes core modules in research design, and qualitative and quantitative methods, taken jointly with social science students from a range of disciplines across Queen Mary, Kings College London and Imperial College as part of the training offered by the ESRC funded London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP). The MRes Social Science Enquiry in Creative Arts and Mental Health is an approved pathway for ESRC funding, enabling students to apply for ESRC 1+3 funding to cover both the MRes and a PhD, and successful MRes graduates to apply subsequently for ESRC +3 PhD funding.

Modules

Four compulsory modules 10,000-15,000-word dissertation

Entry requirements

Applicants should have an undergraduate degree in a related subject, with a typical entry requirement of 2.1. They must also have been accepted into the KCL/Imperial/QMUL ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership.

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/
Social Science Enquiry in Creative Arts and Mental Health MRes at Queen Mary University of London - UCAS