MSc Health Psychology at University of Surrey

Programme overview

Study a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited curriculum, designed to give you an insider’s perspective on theories, methods and techniques of health psychology, and the relationship these have with health and illness. Study applied topics including chronic conditions, maintaining health through the lifespan, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). This course is unique for offering a module focused on a wide range of evidence-based psychological interventions, including CBT, acceptance and commitment therapy, and compassion-focused therapy.

Department: School of Psychology | Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time; part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Guildford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

On our Health Psychology masters, you’ll study the psychological processes involved in maintaining health, the pathological responses to ill health and stress, and the promotion of wellbeing among the physically ill. You’ll learn theories and practical issues relevant to health psychology and gain an understanding of different approaches to research. You’ll explore a range of applied topics, such as living with chronic conditions, health issues impacting health psychology, how we can help people to maintain their health across their lifespan, psychological aspects of healthcare, and the use of cognitive behavioural therapy for health psychology. Core modules include Maintaining Health Throughout the Lifespan, Qualitative Research Methods, Advanced Research Methods and Design, Contemporary Health Psychology: Research and Practice, Chronic Conditions, Psychological Aspects of Health Care, Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis, Fundamentals of Quantitative Data Analysis.

Career pathways

The broad and transferrable skills that you’ll develop on our Health Psychology MSc are highly relevant in many fields, including behavioural analysis and wellbeing. Alternatively, many have progressed to complete PhDs or Stage 2 training to be health psychologist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum of a 2:1 UK honours degree in psychology, or a recognised international equivalent. A 2:2 UK honours degree or equivalent may be accepted with evidence of relevant work experience or a related graduate qualification (e.g. masters or postgraduate diploma). We may be able to take relevant work experience into consideration if you don't meet these requirements. If you have at least one year of relevant experience in a full-time graduate-level role (or a minimum of two years’ experience in a relevant graduate-level part-time role) please provide full details of your role and responsibilities in your personal statement and CV when you submit your application. This is a regulated course that requires declaration of criminal convictions at the application stage, please visit our declaration of criminal convictions web page for more information. IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each element

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,800 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, full-time route, September 2027 start Source

International applicants: GBP 26,900 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, full-time route, September 2027 start Source

Intake: September 2027

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

Apply through the official page: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/apply/postgraduate

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