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| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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Location of University of Hertfordshire
The core philosophy of the proposed programme relates to its practitioner focus and its emphasis on the role of health psychology as an applied rather than a purely academic discipline. The clearest way in which this philosophy manifests itself is with the inclusion of supervised placements in an applied health setting (see section 5 below).
However, a range of health-related and transferable skills will also be taught including smoking cessation, motivational interviewing and relaxation training. Furthermore, the range and types of assessment are also designed to reflect the kinds of competencies that health psychologists need to be able to demonstrate. Assessment is by 100% coursework and includes systematic reviews, critical reviews, consultancy reports, epidemiological essays, presentations and reflective practitioner reports based on placement work.
The overriding aim of this programme is to provide students with the skills and knowledge to progress to further training in Health Psychology by satisfying the accreditation criteria specified by the British Psychological Society.
More specifically, the programme aims are to:
* provide students with the knowledge and understanding to equip them for a career in health psychology and to progress to Stage II training
* provide students with an understanding of the theoretical and academic principles underlying health psychology
* provide students with an understanding of the links between theory and practice in health psychology
* set health psychology theory and research in the context of social, cultural and economic factors
* provide opportunities for students to develop practitioner skills in health psychology
* provide students with opportunities to develop competence in conducting research in health psychology
MSc Health Psychology is a requirement for those going on to become Chartered Health Psychologists but it also a recognised route into Public Health (which Clinical Psychology and Counselling Psychology are not). Graduates may also work in a range of other health settings including research, academic, NHS, industry and the charitable sector.
Contents
Teaching methodsAssessment is by 100% coursework including essays, reviews, placement reports and completion of a project.
The course includes the following areas:
* Biopsychosocial factors in Health Psychology I & II
* Community, Diversity and Epidemiology I & II
* Research Methods I & II
* Policy and Practice in Health Psychology I & II (including a placement in a health setting)
Students will also complete a 6,000 to 8,000 word research project in which they will identify a research question and develop a research protocol to address that question.
Consistent with the practitioner focus of the course, and a rationale of enabling students to begin developing professional competencies, assessment will be 100% coursework. There are 13 assessments in total and a wide variety of assessment methods will be used including individual assignments (including systematic and critical reviews, essays and dissertations), student presentations, demonstration of professional and consultancy skills, and a research project. It is felt that the variety of assessments will allow students to demonstrate a broad range of knowledge and understanding they have gained throughout the programme as well as assessing a diverse set of transferable skills.
A variety of approaches to learning and teaching will be used including a combination of traditional lectures, practical sessions, seminars, group work (including class discussion and "journal clubs"), student presentations, workshops and invited speaker sessions. The emphasis will be on understanding the theoretical underpinnings of psychological processes in health and their relevance to practice.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
A good Honours degree (normally 2.1 or above) in Psychology from a BPS-accredited undergraduate programme or an equivalent level award from a BPS-accredited conversion programme.
Students with a 2.2 (or equivalent) will be considered if they have additional relevant experience and can demonstrate the necessary academic skills to satisfy the Programme Tutor that they are capable of studying at postgraduate level.
Overseas students must have Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) prior to commencing the programme and should have IELTS 6.5 minimum.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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