Health Psychology

This will give you a better appreciation of how psychology can be used to help us better understand health and health behaviours, and design interventions to improve people’s wellbeing.

Your academic learning will be complemented by hands-on experience of health psychology during a 16-week placement. This will be an opportunity to use the knowledge you’ll gain in class while improving your employability with real-world experience.

You’ll also learn about research in healthcare settings, looking at issues such as research design, governance and ethical considerations. This will prepare you for conducting your own independent piece of research to finish the course.

If you are a psychology graduate interested in progressing to a career in health psychology as a practitioner or researcher, this course is suited to your needs. It’s also suitable if you are working in health and social care settings and want to learn more about theory and practice to progress your career.

Use specialist facilities

The Department of Psychology is located in a new £30 million building, which contains advanced psychology research facilities, including:

Gain important career skills

Upon successful completion of this course, you’ll have gained:

You’ll also receive comprehensive support to help you find and prepare for graduate positions, placements, and a variety of other employment opportunities.

We’ll also provide you with information about progressing to doctoral study and/or Stage 2 Health Psychology training.