MSc Mental Health and Psychosocial Support at Queen Margaret University

An MSc within the Institute for Global Health and Development's Global and Public Health Course Framework for humanitarian workers, health practitioners and community and development professionals. It covers community-based mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian, development and health settings through a bio-psycho-social lens. It can be studied as an MSc (180 credits), PgDip (120 credits) or PgCert (60 credits).

Faculty: The Institute for Global Health and Development  |  Department: Institute for Global Health and Development (IGHD)  |  Duration: 1 year full-time (18 months with a January start) or 2-7 years part-time  |  Intake: September 2027; January 2028  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Musselburgh (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian, Development and Health Settings, Key Concepts, Methods and Practice in Health and Development, Project Design and Management, Health Systems in Fragile Settings, Health Systems and Policy, Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and Applied Approaches to Climate and Health. The MSc includes a 60-credit dissertation of desk study or fieldwork.

Career pathways

The course prepares graduates for employment in the health and humanitarian sectors, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing of people affected by crises and displacement.

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