Health Psychology (Part-Time) University of Gloucestershire

Overview

The Health Psychology (Part-Time) course from University of Gloucestershire equips students with the skills and expertise to work within the broad and growing field of Health Psychology. Our design adopts a perspective that health occurs within multiple nested contexts, and that whatever the issue, multiple actions are necessary at multiple levels. Modules address the experience of ill health, individual factors in health, and community factors in health. This situates understanding from the perspective of the client, rather than the bystanding expert.

Supported by numerous partnerships with community and voluntary sector organisations, in addition to NHS health psychology services, our ethos includes an underpinning commitment to social justice, and a recognition of the potential of health psychology to contribute to transformative action.

The course is block-taught two days a week (currently Mondays and Tuesdays). You’ll be taught by an enthusiastic team of clinicians and academics with diverse research and practice interests, including vaccine hesitancy, living well with long-term health conditions, nature and health, social network analysis, adherence and behaviour change, and many more.

You’ll be assigned a personal tutor and a dissertation supervisor to support you in your studies. The course is taught via a mixture of interactive lectures and workshops.

You’ll explore a range of theory and knowledge to underpin your understanding of the role of psychology in health and healthcare, and also develop the personal skills you need for professional work in the sector.

The course takes evidence-based practice as a framework for advancing your research skills – assessing issues, designing interventions and evaluating outcomes. You will analyse public health issues using large data sets, and using narrative and other qualitative methods in health psychology research.

Career opportunities:

Graduates of our Health Psychology MSc at University of Gloucestershire are well-prepared for a diverse range of career paths. Our strong industry connections with organisations such as the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire CCG provide valuable networking and employment opportunities. You can pursue roles in public health, social prescribing, and behaviour change interventions. Additionally, our graduates often continue to Stage 2 training, leading to registration as a Health Psychologist, or advance into PhD programmes and research positions. Whether you aim to work within the NHS, voluntary sectors, private practice, or academia, our programme equips you with the skills and experience to make a meaningful impact in the field of health and wellbeing.