Health Psychology

This Health Psychology course moves away from traditional exam-based assessments and allows you to showcase a wide range of skills.

Key Facts

For instance, you will have the opportunity to design a behaviour change infographic, develop and deliver a stress management intervention, write research proposals and write up your dissertation in the format of a journal article.

Your teaching team are a strong core group of research and practice orientated staff covering a wide range of topics and research methodologies, at Teesside University .

You may also be offered a placement, dependent on availability which helps further prepare you for transition to a Stage 2 qualification by engaging in research or practice whilst supervised by suitably qualified staff.

Career opportunities

After Stage 1, you can become a Chartered Psychologist by successfully completing Stage 2 training in Health Psychology. This will confer eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC and use the protected title of ‘Health Psychologist’.

The course team includes experienced supervisors of the British Psychological Society Qualification in Health Psychology (QHP Stage 2). The MSc program additionally provides you with the skills to pursue a PhD and the course team have the expertise to supervise a broad range of health psychology topics.

Courses include:

• Applied Qualitative Research Methods

• Clinical and Professional Skills in Health Psychology

• Current Topics in Health Psychology

• Health Psychology in Context

• Health Psychology Project

• Interventions in Health Psychology