MSc Health Psychology

You will need:

(to meet the basis for Chartered Membership from the British Psychological Society): 

Stage 1 training involving the successful completion of a BPS accredited Masters programme in Health Psychology (the LJMU MSc provides this training)

Stage 2 training involving a minimum of two years spent acquiring a range of supervised competences (the LJMU Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology is designed to provide a framework to achieve this)

a minimum 2:1 honours degree in Psychology

and

to have satisfied the BPS conditions for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC)

Additional Information

IELTS 6.5 (minimum 5.5 in each component)

RPL is accepted on this programme

International students applying to study a full-time taught Masters, MRes, MPhil or PhD at LJMU should check if they require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme or ATAS certificate

International students entering on a Tier 4 visa cannot study part-time

If you have any specific queries, please contact scspgt@ljmu.ac.uk

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LJMU has an excellent record with 96% (HESA 2018) of our postgraduates in work or further study six months after graduation. Our applied learning techniques and strong industry connections ensure our students are fully prepared for the workplace on graduation and understand how to apply their knowledge in a real world context.Health psychology graduates work in a variety of areas. Many go on to Stage 2 training and subsequently achieve Chartered Psychologist status and become HCPC Registered Health Psychologists.Post MSc, some students work in research settings and go on to doctoral research (PhD/Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology). A growing number of graduates work in health education, health promotion, health administration and health audit, others are involved in the organisational aspects of delivering health care and work within the health service.

For module information for this course please visit https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduates/health-psychology