Mental Health
Explore an issue that affects one in four people during their lifetime – and enhance your knowledge and understanding of mental health care.
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Mental health problems affect people from all walks of life, with an impact felt by individuals, families and the wider community.
This course lets you learn about mental health issues in an engaging and innovative way. You’ll explore the ‘craft of caring’ for people with a serious mental illness, and specialisms such as child and adolescent mental health, dementia care, and depression.
You don’t need to be working in health care to apply. We welcome applicants who have a degree-level qualification and a passion for mental health.
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Dr Julie Teatheredge explains how this MSc can help spread knowledge and understanding of mental health issues and how they affect the modern world.
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Dr Julie Teatheredge explains how this MSc can promote knowledge and understanding of mental health - and how mental health issues affects the modern world.
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Build your understanding of mental health issues
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Explore specialisms such as child and adolescent mental health care
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Study full- or part-time by distance learning
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Enhance your career options by achieving a postgraduate qualification
Study at an award-winning university
We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.
Careers
Strengthen your employment opportunities in health and social care.
Your strong understanding of mental health issues will prepare you for middle or senior-ranking posts in the UK and internationally. You’ll also find that employers value your critical thinking and analytical skills.
While the course covers innovation, research and leadership in mental health care it doesn’t lead to professional qualification as a mental health nurse. If you’re interested in nursing, please see our Nursing (Mental Health) degree.
Teaching and modules
Explore aspects of contemporary, specialist and collaborative mental health care.
Drawing on examples of good practice globally, you’ll develop your understanding of how collaborative working supports the delivery of high-quality mental health care. You’ll explore roles and responsibilities, and how services users and their families or carers are included in decision-making.
You’ll also examine current issues in mental health, including the way mental illness is represented in the news, social media and in fictional sources such as films.
Finally, you’ll complete a Major Project. This is a research or work-based project where you’ll explore a topic of your choice in detail.
Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.
- Collaborative Mental Health Care
- Specialist Mental Health Care (30 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care (30 credits)
- Into ARU
- Research Methodology (30 credits)
- Major Project
You can choose to study with us over two years (full-time), and take Professional Experience modules in Year 2, with a Preparation for Professional Experience module in Year 1.
- Specialist Mental Health Care (30 credits)
- Promoting Innovation in Mental Health Care (30 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care (30 credits)
- Into ARU
- Research Methodology (30 credits)
- Major Project (60 credits)
Facilities
Enjoy a range of facilities designed to support your studies and career development.
These include extensive library and IT resources, and careers support through our Employability Service. After you graduate, you’ll have lifelong access to our Alumni Career Centre.
You can also access support, should you need it, with study skills, health and wellbeing, and more.