MSc Health Psychology at Teesside University

This MSc provides British Psychological Society accredited Stage 1 training in health psychology, applying psychology to understand illness and promote health and wellbeing. Assessments are linked to practitioner work, such as designing behaviour change infographics, delivering stress management interventions and writing research proposals. The team includes supervisors of the BPS Qualification in Health Psychology (Stage 2).

Department: Psychology  |  Duration: Within 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Five core modules: Applications of Health Psychology Research, Applications of Qualitative Methods in Psychology, Applied Quantitative Research Methods, Health Psychology in Practice, and Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Issues in Health Psychology; the dissertation is written in journal-article format.

Career pathways

After Stage 1, completion of Stage 2 training leads to Chartered Psychologist status and HCPC registration as a Health Psychologist. Graduates progress to PhD study, QHP Stage 2, and posts in academia, the NHS and public health services.

Official programme page