Health Psychology University of Bath

Overview

Throughout this Health Psychology course from University of Bath , you’ll gain a solid grounding in the main areas of health psychology, which you’ll be able to demonstrate in an applied setting during a work placement.

Gain important career skills

Upon successful completion of this course, you’ll have gained:

• enhanced research skills that can be applied to primary, secondary and tertiary health and social care settings
• core knowledge of health psychology approaches, theories and models
• a strong foundation for further postgraduate training in health psychology

You’ll also receive comprehensive support to help you find and prepare for graduate positions, placements, and a variety of other employment opportunities. This will include sessions that cover professional skills development.We’ll also provide you with information about progressing to doctoral study and/or Stage 2 Health Psychology training.

Graduate prospects

Studying this course will prepare you for moving into a wide range of health-related posts within universities, government departments, the private sector and charities.The skills you gain will also act as a solid foundation for going on to undertake a PhD, Stage 2 professional doctorate, further clinical psychology training or work as a research assistant.Recent graduates of this course have gone on to work in a wide variety of roles, including:

• Project Executive at a national cancer charity
• Public Health Researcher at a local council
• Trainee Health Psychologist
• Research Officer at the Office for National Statistics
• Assistant Psychologist within the NHS
• Doctoral student on a UK doctoral-level counselling course
• Research Assistant at a European university
• Teaching Assistant
• Doctoral student on a UK doctoral-level clinical psychology course