Overview

The Mental Health Science course from University of Bristol will equip students with the skills to explore what mental health is and how it can be treated, alongside how we can promote wellbeing and prevent mental health difficulties.

Key facts

Students will be exposed to an evidence-based approach to mental health, situating contemporary mental health challenges within a historical context. The programme will cover aetiology, prediction and treatment (from a biopsychosocial perspective), multiple contemporary issues surrounding mental health science (for example, diversity, women's mental health, rising mental health problems), and research skills.

The voices of lived experience will be embedded across the programme, providing students with a rich learning environment that acknowledges the variety and complexity of real-world mental health challenges.

We place strong emphasis on Public Involvement and Engagement (PIE) making this MSc unique compared to competitors. Students will value the role that co-production and participatory methods play in mental health research and practice these skills. Alongside this they will learn critical data skills, such as programming, complex secondary data analysis, and the very latest in open science practices.

Assessments are authentic and relevant to careers in mental health and will require students to demonstrate key skills including presentation, analysis, critical evaluation, and reflexive practice, providing a well-rounded set of assessments for taught skills.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Mental Health

Aetiology & Comorbidity

Public Involvement and Engagement

Treatment and Prevention

Dynamic Mental Health

Data Skills

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Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-27 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-21 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

95

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PTE Academic

71

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IELTS

7

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bristol, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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95

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71

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7

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General requirements

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in Psychology or closely related disciplines (eg Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology); or any quantitative subject such as Biology, Computer Science, Data Science, Economics, Engineering, Geography, Health Care, Mathematics and Medicine, where a module at 2.1 will be required in a human behaviour and a quantitative research methods module.
We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree.

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Tuition Fees

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29800 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

14900 GBP / year

≈ 14900 GBP / year

Additional Details

Home: part-time (two years)

£7,450 per year

Living costs

Bristol

United Kingdom

750 - 1260 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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