Health Psychology MSc

at Coventry University

The MSc Health Psychology at Coventry University builds on your undergraduate knowledge and skills to provide an in-depth understanding of health psychology. Used in a range of applied settings, health psychology helps promote healthier lifestyles (e.g. supporting people to lose weight or stop smoking), helps people to live well with long term conditions (e.g. self-manage their diabetes appropriately) and to improve the healthcare system (e.g. advise doctors about better ways to communicate with patients).

Overview

You will complete 11 mandatory modules in total in your first year which will include a mixture of theory-based and research methods modules. The course is grounded in a scientist-practitioner perspective which emphasises the importance of empirical research for applied practice. A critical understanding of research underpins the work of practitioners and is of foundational importance for anyone wishing to practice health psychology. As such, research training in both quantitative and qualitative methods and critical assessment of research is of central importance within the course.
You also engage in your own independent empirical research project on a health psychology-related topic.
This course also includes a Professional Development module which is an individually tailored version of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Professional Development module. Please see the Accreditation and Professional Recognition section.

Modules
 

• Semester 1
   

  • Health Promotion and Behaviour Change
     

  • Stress, Health and Wellbeing
     

  • Critical Perspectives in Health Psychology
     

  • Research design and Ethics
     

• Semester 2
   

  • Interactions and Healthcare Contexts
     

  • Living Well with Long-term Conditions
     

  • Analysing Data and Reporting Research
     

  • Developing Professional Practice in Health Psychology
     

• Semester 3
   

  • Synthesising Evidence
     

  • Empirical Project in Health Psychology
     

  • Global Professional Development - Entrepreneurship (CIM accredited module

UK

A 2:2 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Psychology. Applicants with degrees in Science or Social Sciences with 50% study in psychology, will be considered on a case by case basis.

English as a Foreign Language

This course requires IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no component lower than 5.5.

International Tuition Fees:

£18600 per year

Knowledge and skills developed on successful completion of the course can be applied in many different settings including hospitals, local authorities, universities, schools, charities, social enterprises and organisations.

Where our graduates work
 

Graduates of the course have gone on to a range of positive destinations including further study such as Stage 2 (doctoral-level) training in health psychology, PhD study or a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Others have applied their skills in a range of roles such as Health Improvement Advisor, Wellbeing Practitioner, Workplace Wellbeing Co-ordinator, Healthy Lifestyle coach, Public Health Practitioner and Research Assistant/Fellow.