Professional Doctorate Health Psychology at University of Stirling

The Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology trains students in the scientific and practitioner skills needed to become a health psychologist, through real-world placements alongside teaching and workshops. It is accredited by the British Psychological Society and the Health and Care Professions Council.

Duration: Full-time: 36 months; part-time: 72 months  |  Intake: January 2027, January 2028  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Placement-based learning in a health-related setting, with a minimum of two years full-time (or equivalent) professional practice, supported by about 20 core teaching days over the first two years in three blocks a year (January, May, September). Year 1 covers teaching and training, professional practice, psychological interventions, consultancy and research; Year 3 is mainly one-to-one research and supervision.

Career pathways

Health psychologists work in health behaviour change, chronic condition management, rehabilitation, palliative care, primary care and health promotion; many work in the NHS, where trainee health psychologists start at Band 6.

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