MSc Health Psychology at Keele University

Explore the psychology of health, illness, and behaviour with our British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited MSc in Health Psychology, providing Stage 1 training in Health Psychology. Through hands-on, interactive teaching, you’ll gain the theories, tools, and real-world insight to thrive in health-related careers and beyond.

Faculty: Faculty of Natural Sciences  |  Department: School of Psychology  |  Duration: One year full time, two years part time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The MSc Health Psychology can be studied as either a one-year full-time or two-year part-time course, with a September start date. As a full-time student, you will complete five compulsory modules (including the dissertation).

Career pathways

By the end of the programme, you’ll have completed the first step towards becoming a Chartered Health Psychologist, with the knowledge and skills to progress to Stage 2 training and work towards practitioner roles supporting patients, communities, and health professionals in real-world health and care settings. You’ll also graduate with advanced, in-demand skills in critical thinking, human behaviour, communication, problem-solving, leadership, research methods, statistics, and evaluation.

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