MSc Public Mental Health

at Queen Mary University of London

This is a collaborative programme taught by the Centre for Global Public Health, and the Centre for Psychiatry. As a student of this programme you will consider issues of mental health within the context of culture. As a mental health professional, your learning will take place within a broader public health curriculum that covers: 

• basic epidemiology and statistics
• an understanding of health systems policy, including health financing and human resource policy
• an introduction to the social determinants of health
• medical anthropology
• an understanding of research, evidence and epistemology

You will go on to study cultural and global perspectives in mental health care. Much mental health research and clinical practice in the UK is still Eurocentric in its approach and in its research findings and does not always fully consider the cultural background of the patients it seeks to help. In a globalised world, mutual understanding and respect are essential, and you will gain insights from anthropology, sociology and geography as well as psychiatry and psychology.

Finally, you will complete a dissertation on a topic of your choice in the field of mental health care, mental health policy or public mental health.

Structure

• Five compulsory modules
• 10,000-word dissertation
   

UK
Degree requirements
A 2:1 or above at undergraduate level in a relevant subject such as Medicine, Nursing, the health sciences or the social sciences.

Applicants with a 2:2 degree and relevant experience in the field will be considered on an individual basis.

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: £10,950
Overseas: £19,250
 

Unconditional deposit
Home: Not applicable

Overseas: £2000
 

• Part-time study

September 2022 | 2 years

Home: £5,500
Overseas: £9,650
 

Unconditional deposit
Home: Not applicable

Overseas: £2000
 

This course is intended for both professionals currently active in mental health services, and more recent graduates with an interest in working on a global scale. Including:

• clinicians working in psychiatry, clinical psychology and other settings who have an interest in the public health and socio-cultural dimensions of mental illness
• health managers (working at facility, district, provincial or national levels), policymakers, commissioners and activists who want to develop a public health understanding of mental health policy and mental healthcare systems
• graduates seeking to work in healthcare management
• anyone wanting to develop a research career in mental health policy, mental health care systems, the socio-cultural determinants of mental illness or cultural psychiatry.

For those with a public health background or interest, this MSc will help you develop expertise in tackling the unmet need of mental illness.