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Mental Health: Psychological Therapies at Queen Mary University of London - UCAS

Queen Mary University of London

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

Mental Health: Psychological Therapies (Taught)

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2025 - 20262026 - 2027
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Course summary

Take a psychosocial approach to mental health, exploring how individual, social, and cultural contexts shape wellbeing and experiences of distress. Whether you’re starting out in the field or already working in mental health and want to broaden your knowledge, this course is designed to support your development. You’ll engage with the core competencies of practitioner psychologists exploring a wide range of therapeutic models and approaches appropriate for implementation across mental health settings and beyond. You’ll also learn how to reflect on your own practice and maintain your wellbeing as a professional. What you'll gain

  • Learn about psychological therapies, their application and effectiveness
  • Gain research and writing skills
  • Learn from experts in the field
What you'll study Across the UK and internationally there’s a growing demand for people with a strong understanding of psychological therapies and how they can support mental health and wellbeing. This programme is designed both for those at the start of their career who want to build their understanding of the field, and for professionals in areas such as mental health, social work, education, HR, or the voluntary sector who want to deepen their knowledge and skills. You’ll critically explore different ways of understanding mental health and distress, and examine how social and cultural contexts influence both problems and recovery. The course introduces you to a range of therapeutic models and helps you evaluate their evidence base and relevance to different presentations. Alongside this, you’ll develop core practitioner-relevant skills in assessment, formulation, critical thinking, and reflective practice. Research training is built in throughout the programme, giving you the opportunity to design and carry out an independent research project in an area of your interest. By the time you graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence to engage critically with psychological therapies, apply psychosocial perspectives to complex problems, and communicate your ideas effectively in both written and spoken form. This is an academic programme and does not provide professional accreditation. Available as an MSc or Postgraduate Diploma.

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

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

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: Psychological Therapies at Queen Mary University of London - UCAS