Course summary
This part-time programme provides BPS-accredited Stage 2 training, a doctoral-level education and a professional Health Care Professions Council qualification. Taught by a highly experienced team, it gives you the research, training and supervision to take your career to the next level. For individuals working in a health setting, this course provides the knowledge and skills to develop careers and become a Chartered Psychologist. You will come to UWE Bristol for around 12 Doctorate Training Days and supervision meetings each year over three years, while working in your existing role as you carry out your research. You receive strong course support in person and online, so wherever you are in the country you can be sure of the best support. Outstanding professional support You will learn from our outstanding team of HCPC-registered Health Psychologists, benefiting from their expertise in research, behaviour change, consultancy and teaching and training and their extensive professional network and strong links in the region. Each year ends with a review day, where you can speak to tutors face to face about your progress. You will prepare for accreditation as a Chartered Psychologist through training and supervision in five areas of competency. These five areas are specified by the British Psychological Society's Board of Examiners in Health Psychology. On completing this course you'll be eligible to apply for the Register of Health Psychologists held by the Health and Care Professions Council. The BPS accreditation team commends this course based on:
- the high level of student satisfaction and the resources and facilities that support their training
- the high level of support the academic team provides, and their accessibility and approachability
- the strong research experience and wide-ranging expertise of the programme team, and its commitment and enthusiasm to the course
- the forward-looking nature of the course, including the commitment to its continual development
- the programme team's responsiveness to feedback from students, employers and professional bodies
- the diversity of the assessment methods and our commitment to developing new ones.
- the emphasis on integrating theory and practice at every stage.
Modules
The course covers the 5 areas of competency laid out by the British psychological society's board of examiners in health psychology. these are covered in the following modules: systematic review; teaching and training in health psychology; consultancy skills in health psychology; health behaviour change interventions; professional skills in health psychology; research project.
Assessment method
We assess your work through modular assignments looking for evidence you've acquired the professional teaching and training, consultancy and behaviour-change interventions skills you need. And your thesis, which includes your systematic review and report on a major piece of empirical research, plus an oral exam.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- British Psychological Society
- Health and Care Professions Council
Entry requirements
You should have: UK honours degree at 2.1 or above (or equivalent international qualification) Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society MSc Health Psychology to a minimum of merit grade (or equivalent) accredited by the British Psychological Society as providing Stage 1 of the Practitioner Health Psychologist qualification A health-related job role (paid or voluntary) on applying, in which you can fulfil the majority of the Stage 2 competencies in Health Psychology. If you don't have BPS Stage 1 accredited MSc Health Psychology, you'll need to indicate whether the material covered in your MSc Health Psychology maps onto specified standards of proficiency listed by the Health and Care Professions Council. You'll be provided with further information and an accredited prior learning form on receipt of your application. Disclosure of Criminal Background - the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 does not apply and all convictions, including those which are spent, must be disclosed. Applicants who are offered a place must undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and will be required to complete a Disclosure Application Form. All information will be treated in confidence and only taken into account when absolutely necessary. Health Checks - applicants must be in good health. Those offered a place are required to complete a questionnaire and be prepared to undergo a medical examination if necessary. Read more about our professional checks for Health and Education courses: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/applying/professional-checks-for-health-and-education. All short listed candidates will be required to attend interview.
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
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Provider information
Bristol, UWE
Coldharbour Lane
Frenchay
Bristol
BS16 1QY