Clinical Health Psychology and Wellbeing MSc at Middlesex University

Programme overview

Enhance your career opportunities with this master's course examining both physical and mental health and wellbeing. Develop your practitioner skills for intervention and working with clients/patients, and have the opportunity to undertake a work placement. Supporting physical and mental health is central in all areas of life and employment. This master's degree integrates the promotion of health and wellness with a focus on mental and physical health and wellbeing.

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Technology | Department: Department of Psychology | Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time (part-time available) | Intake: January 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This programme covers clinical health psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, and trauma impacts and interventions. Modules include Research: Practice and Reporting, Applications & Practitioner Skills for Clinical Health Psychologists, Trauma Impacts and Interventions, Statistical Literacy for Psychological Science, Qualitative Psychology in Practice, Counselling and Psychotherapy in Applied Psychology.

Career pathways

Once you've completed this masters degree, you can choose to work in sectors such as the NHS, private health service, charities, organisations and academia. Work may include supporting people dealing with diabetes, pain, or stroke; health promotion in communities, schools or the workplace; designing and delivering interventions for drugs and alcohol addiction or smoking cessation; supporting well-being and mental health; and research and teaching.

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Application information

Entry requirements

For this course, ideally, we are looking for these qualifications: A 2:2 honours degree or above in an appropriate subject area such as psychology, health studies, counselling, mental health, nursing, public health and should have included a research methods component. Special consideration will be given to performance in undergraduate research methods modules or the dissertation. Quality teaching with top facilities plus flexible online learning. Welcoming north London campus that's only 30 minutes from central London. Work placements and networking with top London employers. Career support to get you where you want to go after university. Here are the qualifications relevant for this course: English language. You'll need good English language skills to study with us. That's usually an IELTS 7.0 qualification (with a minimum grade of 6.5 in each component). And, if you need help, we offer an intensive pre-sessional English course. Find out more about our English language requirements. You won’t be required to attend an interview.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,100 a year (2026/27). Full-time rate. Part-time students: £74 per credit (not included). Source

International applicants: GBP 17,700 a year (2026/27). Full-time rate. Part-time students: £118 per credit (not included). Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.mdx.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply-for-taught-courses/

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