MSc Adolescent Mental Health & Resilience at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

A one-year MSc offering advanced study of adolescent development and of adolescents' experiences of mental health and wellbeing, including best-practice interventions. It is aimed mainly at psychology graduates and at professionals working or wishing to work with adolescents, and includes a placement in a setting relevant to adolescent mental health and resilience.

Duration: 12 months full-time | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

The MSc totals 180 credits at SCQF level 11, comprising 60 credits of taught modules and 120 credits including the placement and dissertation. Taught modules include Transitions in Adolescence, Adolescent Mental Health, Involving Adolescents in Research & Practice, Attachment & Relationships, and Identifying, Promoting & Supporting Adolescents' Mental Health Needs, alongside the compulsory Placement and a Dissertation.

Career pathways

Prepares graduates for roles across health and social care and other settings that involve working with and supporting adolescents, and provides a foundation for further professional training. The MSc is not itself a qualification to practise as a therapist or applied psychologist in the UK, which requires a doctorate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First-class or second-class Honours degree (or international equivalent), or a qualification or academic standard judged equivalent by the Programme Leader and Head of Department. Applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS not less than 6.5. All offer holders must join or update membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme before the placement begins, and those who have lived outside the UK for three consecutive months or more in the five years before the placement must provide a Certificate of Good Conduct or police certificate from each relevant country.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,950 a year (2026/27). Full-time MSc rate; Scotland and rest of UK Source

International applicants: GBP 26,900 a year (2026/27). Full-time MSc rate Source

Intake: September

Duration: 12 months full-time

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