MSc Mental Health: Psychological Therapies

at Queen Mary University of London

Across the UK there’s a need for professionals of all kinds to gain expertise in psychological therapies. This course is an ideal next step for those who are already working in mental health, who want to go on to train as therapists, who want to complete research and those who work in related areas, such as social work, human resources or the voluntary sector.

On this MSc, you’ll have the opportunity to critically examine different approaches to understanding mental disorder. We’ll build your confidence in using psychological therapies but also develop your ability to understand the evidence base for these therapies – and assess which therapies might work for different types of disorder. 

You’ll gain the knowledge to assess mental health problems, understand their origins and how to help recovery. You’ll learn about psychological therapies including individual cognitive behavioural therapies, cognitive analytic therapies, psychodynamic therapies, as well as group and family therapies. 

Your course placement will give you experience of supervised practice and will develop your ability to work with emotional, behavioural and psychological distress. 

You’ll also develop your research skills and complete a research project. By the time you complete the programme, you’ll be a skilled communicator, adept at expressing your ideas in spoken or written form.

This MSc is an academic course and does not lead to clinical accreditation. 

Mental Health: Psychological Therapies is also available to study to PgDip level.

Additional costs
You may have to pay for travel to placements.

Some placement providers may ask you to provide your own DBS assessment, which will cost between £30 and £50, depending on the provider.

Structure

• Six compulsory modules
• Dissertation
   

UK
Degree requirements
A 2:2 or above at undergraduate level in Psychology, Medicine or a related discipline.

Student Visa Regulations

If you will require a Student visa to study in the UK, you must meet the minimum English Language requirements to meet the UKVI regulations.  The minimum IELTS requirement is 5.5 in all four skills (Writing, Reading, Speaking and Listening).  However, many of our courses require higher grades.

Pre-sessional English Language Courses

If you fall slightly below our standard English language requirements, you may consider one of our Pre-sessional English courses.  Please note that you will require a UK government approved Secure English Language Test (SELT) for entry to our Thirteen week pre-sessional courses.  Currently, only IELTS for UKVI, PTE Academic (UKVI), LanguageCert International ESOL SELT and Trinity College London, Integrated Skills in English (ISE) are accepted. The Pre-sessional English course requirements are published according to the academic department within which your chosen course of study is administere

• Full-time study

September 2022 | 1 year

Home: £10,250
Overseas: £20,750

Conditional deposit
Home: £1000

Overseas: £2000
 

• Part-time study

September 2022 | 2 years

Home: £5,150
Overseas: £10,400

Conditional deposit
Home: £1000

Overseas: £2000

This programme gives you a range of career options. It is ideal if you want to do clinical psychology or psychotherapy training, including IAPT services, in the future. 

It is also tailored to people working in mental health care who want to advance their careers by demonstrating their expertise in psychological therapies.

Recent graduates have gone on to:

• complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, qualifying them to work as psychological wellbeing practitioners within the NHS
• further doctoral-level training in clinical and counselling psychology
• psychological assistant positions in the NHS and third-sector providers.