Psychology - Mental Health Sciences Queen Mary University of London

Overview

What you'll study

The Psychology - Mental Health Sciences programme from Queen Mary University of London places special emphasis on developing key skills in experimental design and statistics as well as advanced hands-on training in many of the specialist methodologies applied to mental health research.

In the first semester, you will be introduced to mental health conditions which typically emerge during childhood and adolescence to understand the underlying developmental pathways and precursors; and you will explore key topics in mental health, from both historical and contemporary contexts, including analyses of current issues in the field. Alongside this, you will develop the skills required to conduct interdisciplinary research in mental health working with experts within the Department of Biological and Experimental Psychology.

In the second semester, you will learn more on each of these perspectives in three methods modules exploring the social, developmental, neuroscientific and genetic aspects of mental health and the complex interplay between these factors. You will get the opportunity to learn advanced methods in mental health with hands-on training in a choice of different methods including observation, interviews, Electroencephalography (EEG), psychophysiology, behavioural genetics and genomics and cognitive and behavioural neuroscience using human and animal approaches.

In the third and final semester, you will use what you have learned to develop and conduct an empirical research project. This is an integral part of this programme as it will help you develop the skills required to progress onto further academic or applied research. During the research project you will be supervised by one of our academics.

Career paths

The advanced, interdisciplinary training in the science of mental health and research methods means that graduates are very well prepared for a career as a research psychologist (via a PhD). The learned skills and knowledge can also be applied to careers in social work, coaching, or education with employers such as the NHS and private healthcare providers.

Graduates are also well-placed to progress onto training to become a Clinical Psychologist, Counsellor or Psychotherapist. Indeed, strong competition for places means that postgraduate training is likely to become a requirement for these programmes.

93% of our postgraduate taught students are in employment or further study within six months of graduating.