Health Psychology

The Health Psychology program at Leeds Beckett University will help you develop in-depth knowledge of health psychology. Your studies will be informed by research, and you’ll have a critical awareness of current issues and developments in the field.

As part of this Health Psychology program at Leeds Beckett University , you’ll:

• Gain expertise in health psychology underpinned by current research
• Study how we advance understanding about the possible causes, progressions and consequences of health and illness
• Evaluate and apply a range of methodological techniques to research in health psychology with due regard for ethical considerations
• Practise using a range of qualitative and quantitative techniques and research methods in accessing, processing and evaluating information
• Understand how to apply ethical, legal and professional practice frameworks including those from the British Psychological Society and the Health and Care Professions Council
• Demonstrate originality and creativity in the application of knowledge
• Explore how new knowledge is created and synthesised across the core areas of health psychology as you complete an extensive piece of independent empirical research

• Communicate your work through a range of formats

Career prospects

You’ll develop expert knowledge of health psychology on this course. Your expertise will mean you’re prepared for applied psychology practitioner and research roles across a range of industries, including:

• Public and private healthcare

• Public health and health promotion

• Health policy and service development

• Health psychology research

The research skills you’ll develop will also provide an ideal preparation for studying a PhD.

Courses include:

• Contexts and Perspectives in Health Psychology

• Advanced Research Methods for Health Psychology

• Health Psychology in Action

• Client Groups Across the Life Span

• Personal Development

• Physiological and Psychosomatic Disease Processes