Overview

This online Health Psychology Masters degree at University of Derby degree is accredited by the British Psychology Society (BPS), and provides Stage One Health Psychology professional training, a pre-requisite for Stage Two training.

With the subsequent completion of Stage Two training, you’ll be equipped for practice as a registered health psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and on your way to achieving status as a Chartered member of the BPS (CPsychol).

Career:

Health psychology specialists work in a range of settings across the NHS, industry and local authorities as well as in the voluntary sector and academia. Our graduates have gone on to deliver services in health promotion, public health, mental health and chronic illness management. There are also opportunities to enter other graduate professions such as education and management.

Some of our students have gone on to stage two postgraduate training to practise as registered health psychologists whilst others have secured funded PhDs in health psychology related areas. Others have used the MSc to gain places on clinical psychology training programmes or to access training in areas including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Increasing Access to Psychological Treatment services.

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Programme Structure

Modules:

Living with Long Term Conditions

Advanced Psychological Research Methods in Context

Psychology of Health and Wellbeing

Psychology of Illness

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-14 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-18 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Derby, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

Applicants are required normally to have at least a 2:1 Honours Degree in Psychology, which is recognised by the British Psychological Society for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC).
Applicants with a 2:2 Honours Degree in Psychology, which is recognised by the British Psychological Society for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC), may be accepted onto the course subject to a satisfactory interview.
We will consider your application if you have a degree in a related discipline (such as mental health, public health, or a joint honours with psychology elements) (min 2:1 with Honours) which does not confer Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the BPS, and you have relevant work experience or can demonstrate the ability to study at Level 7 through the completion of other postgraduate study. The Programme Leader may invite you to interview as part of the Admissions process.

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Tuition Fee

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International

3150 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9450 GBP for the full programme during 36 months.
National

3150 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9450 GBP for the full programme during 36 months.

£1,050 per 20 credits

Funding

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