• Master of Science in Health Psychology at the University of The West of England is a 1-year program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on both a full-time and a part-time basis.
  • The course carries 180 M-level credits available through six M-level modules.
  • Students will need to complete all six to achieve the MSc qualification:
    • Health, Stress, and Cognition
    • Bio-psychosocial Perspectives on Health
    • Conducting and Evaluating Psychological Research 
    • Dissertation in Psychology 
    • Applications and Professional Skills in Health Psychology 
    • Health Psychology In Action (work-based module) 
  • Full-time students have to attend classes on Mondays and Tuesdays. whereas Part-time students attend on Mondays in Year one and Tuesdays in Year two.
  • The course uses a wide range of assessments, including poster and seminar presentations, essays, exams, article and model critiques, reflective journals and a dissertation.
  • There are also opportunities, after the MSc Health Psychology, to go on to academic teaching and research positions.