Overview

It is suited for anyone who wish to embark on a career in mental health but also existing professionals who would like to top up their knowledge on psychological therapies.

The Mental Health - Psychological Therapies (Online) course from Queen Mary University of London covers exclusively professional skills, with hands on activities on assessment and formulation, tips on delivering the best practice and how to look after yourselves as mental health professionals.

Career paths

This programme gives you a range of career options. It is ideal if you want to do clinical psychology or psychotherapy training, including IAPT services, in the future.

It is also tailored to people working in mental health care who want to advance their careers by demonstrating their expertise in psychological therapies.

Recent graduates have gone on to:

complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, qualifying them to work as psychological wellbeing practitioners within the NHS

further doctoral-level training in clinical and counselling psychology

psychological assistant positions in the NHS and third-sector providers.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Psychological Therapies Dissertation

Modalities of Psychological Therapy

Mental Health in Context

Serious Mental Illness

Professional Skills in Mental Health

Psychological Therapies: Applications and Effectiveness

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-07 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Counselling Psychology View 18 other Masters in Counselling Psychology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A 2:2 or above at undergraduate level in Psychology, Medicine or a related discipline.

If you got your degree in an English speaking country or if it was taught in English, and you studied within the last five years, you might not need an English language qualification

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

25500 GBP / year

≈ 25500 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

12250 GBP / year

≈ 12250 GBP / year

Additional Details

September intake

Part-time

Home: £6,150

Overseas: £12,750

January intake

Full-time

Home: £11,450

Overseas: £24,000

Part-time

Home: £5,750

Overseas: £12,000

Funding

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