MSc Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health

Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.

Our MSc Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health offers an ideal combination of subjects if you are looking for a career focused on mental health and psychological wellbeing in individuals, families, or communities. On graduation, you'll be well-prepared to enter a variety of roles working directly or indirectly to improve mental health and wellbeing.

As a postgraduate, you'll be able to demonstrate employability skills, including intellectual and thinking skills, problem-solving, interpersonal awareness, communication skills, the ability to develop arguments supported by relevant evidence, and teamwork, IT and data handling skills.

What can I do with this qualification?

Alternative career options

Graduates can also use this qualification as a stepping-stone into various other careers. Some of these roles may require relevant experience and/or postgraduate study. The knowledge and skills you'll develop on this programme will underpin a number of alternative career opportunities, including:

• Teaching and education
• Probation services
• Social work
• Police
• Youth work
• Communications
• Sport and recreation
• Careers guidance
• Human resources
• Mentoring
• Teaching and education
• Nursing
• Retail management
• Human resources
• Market research
• Social work

Home/EU Fees

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £8,496 for the academic year 2025/26.

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £8,496 for the academic year 2026/27.

International Fees

Overseas students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Overseas fee of £17,500 for the academic year 2025/26.

Overseas students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Overseas fee of £17,500 for the academic year 2026/27.

Bursaries

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Important note regarding tuition fees: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance for EU students web page on www.gov.uk for information.

Home Undergraduate Tuition Fee Adjustment

The tuition fee applicable to the first year of your programme of study is confirmed in your offer letter. The tuition fee set is based on the regulations and guidance in force at the time of offer but remains subject to adjustment in accordance with any government-approved inflationary increase. The University reserves the right to amend tuition fees for all years of study, including the first year, by no more than the maximum increase permitted under legislation and regulatory guidance issued by the UK Government and the Office for Students.

Where such increases are approved, they will not exceed the rate of inflation, as measured by an appropriate index such as the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), or any successor measure specified by government. The University will apply any adjustment consistently across affected student cohorts and will give reasonable notice to students of any confirmed change to the published fee before the start of the relevant academic year.

This approach ensures that tuition fees remain compliant with applicable legislation, proportionate to inflationary changes, and consistent with government policy linking permitted fee uplifts to the maintenance of high-quality education and outcomes. For more information, please refer to the government guidance at: gov.uk – Universities to deliver better outcomes in return for full fees.

Postgraduate and International Tuition Fee Adjustment

The tuition fee applicable to the first year of your programme of study is confirmed in your offer letter. The University reserves the right to amend tuition fees for subsequent years of study in accordance with its Course Fees Policy. Where such increases are approved, they will not exceed the rate of inflation, as measured by an appropriate index such as the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), or any successor measure specified by government. The University will apply any adjustment consistently across affected student cohorts and will give reasonable notice to students of any confirmed change to the published fee before the start of the relevant academic year.

We use a diverse range of teaching methods, designed to complement each other and help you achieve the course’s intended learning outcomes. We offer lectures, seminars, workshops, group supervision, simulation and one-to-one sessions. We'll also expect you to undertake significant independent reading and investigation, as well as complete seminar-related work and prepare for workshops, presentations and group discussions. Some modules will require you to follow up taught sessions by using online resources and completing complementary tasks.

Assessment methods are also varied, allowing you to demonstrate your learning in a range of ways. For example, module assessments may require you to complete reports, essays, presentations, deliver interventions, simulation activities, critical commentary, videos, portfolios, literature reviews, or review journal articles.

We use a blended learning and teaching style, including online delivery and engagement where appropriate.

Modules

The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.

• Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health: Context and Professional Skills
• Psychological Wellbeing in Practice and Positive Psychology
• Contemporary Psychological Interventions in Mental Health
• Manifestations of Mental Health Challenges and Systems of Classification
• Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health Research Methods
• Core Counselling Principles
• Applied Practitioner Skills and Processes (Simulation assessment)
• Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health Research Project

Assessment methods

Learning Activities

The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.