Overview

Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing from St Mary's University, Twickenham, London flexible course builds a strong foundation in core psychological principles while developing a specialist focus on mental health and wellbeing. It offers an accessible route into psychology-informed careers or further academic study, with content relevant to a wide range of sectors.

Key facts

You’ll explore all key areas of psychology including biological, cognitive, developmental, social, and individual differences, while gaining critical insight into how these fields inform our understanding of mental health. Conceptual and historical perspectives, alongside contemporary real-world applications, are woven throughout. You’ll also engage with major theoretical debates, such as nature versus nurture and the influence of biology compared to environment, which shape current psychological thinking.

The programme equips you with robust research skills, including data collection, analysis, and interpretation. You’ll apply these in an empirical research project that explores a mental health topic of your choice, guided by expert academic supervision. Finally, you’ll graduate with a deeper understanding of mental health and a versatile set of research and analytical skills valued across many professional roles.

This programme is BPS accredited. BPS accreditation means that graduates of these programmes will be eligible for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), a requirement for most professional careers and further postgraduate training in psychology. The accreditation confirms that the programmes meet recognised UK standards in curriculum design, teaching and academic quality.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Psychology Mental Health Wellbeing
Mental Health a Modern World
Biology, Brains Bodies
Cognitive Processes
Conceptual Historical Issues Psychology
Development Across Lifespan
Personality Individual Differences

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-04-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-14 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

To study St Mary's University's 100% online MSc Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing, you will need to have completed: 

An undergraduate degree at 2:2 (or higher) in any subject, excluding BPS accredited Psychology degrees.

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3870 GBP / year

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