Mental Health The University of Hong Kong

Overview

The University of Hong Kong's vision in this Mental Health programme is to groom the next generation of leaders in mental health care to join hands in facing this challenge. 

By bringing together local and international experts into the classrooms, including experts by experience, we envisage to co-develop ideas with real-world impacts that range from specific intervention approaches to service systems and policy, from young to older populations, and from clinical to theoretical understanding. I hope you would, like me, find this journey rewarding and fulfilling.

Degree requirements

Candidates are required to complete 60 credits, including 5 compulsory courses (6 credits each), and three to five courses (6 or 12 credits each) or 3 elective courses (6 credits each) with a dissertation (12 credits). In the first year of study, students will acquire most current knowledge about the contexts, policies and practices in mental health. 

They will also be initiated to advanced and practical knowledge and skills in psychiatric assessment and mental health counselling. In the second year, students can choose to specialize in four areas in mental health (i.e. Integrative Mental Health, Children and Youth Mental Health, Psychogeriatric Care and Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy). 

Candidates can take courses in other fields of study under the Master of Social Sciences (Behavioral Health, Gerontology, Social Service Management, Social Work) programmes. Special approval from the respective Programme Directors for the courses in the above-mentioned fields of study is needed.