Online MSc Mental Health

Monday 2nd December 2024, 11.00 AM – 11.45 AM (GMT) | Dr Roxana Baiasu | Gain an overview of this inter-disciplinary programme and hear from our expert Programme Director.

Gain a holistic view of mental health.

Learn how you can help prevent long-term mental health issues by studying a comprehensive approach to mental health and topics like digital mental health, addiction, and biopsychosocial approaches with a focus on how mental health evolves in youth.

The online MSc in Mental Health is a 180-credit full master's programme. With 12 core modules and 8-week courses, you’ll have plenty of time to grasp mental health principles. You will study six 10-credit modules in year one, followed by six 10-credit modules in year two. You will also have the opportunity to complete a dissertation at the end of year two, equal to 60 credits of study.

• Biopsychosocial Approaches to Mental Health: Epidemiology and Diagnosis
• Psychological Biological and Social Factors in Mental Health: Causes and Treatments
• Psychology of Suicide
• Research Methods in Mental Health: Quantitative Approaches, Case-Control Studies, and Clinical Trials
• Research Methods in Mental Health: Qualitative Approaches and Meta Synthesis
• Psychology of Youth Mental Health: Brain Development, Early Intervention, and Communication
• Service User Involvement in Mental Health
• Translational Cognitive Neuroscience and Mental Health
• Philosophy and Psychopathology in Mental Health
• Ethics in Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Digital Mental Health: Research, Interventional, and Youth
• Addiction
• Dissertation in Mental Health

• Aligned with the research excellence and specialisms of the Institute for Mental Health (IMH)
• Top 100 world-leading universities (QS 2025, 2025)
• 4th in the UK for online learning (Uswitch 2022)
• Russell Group University member
• 1st in the UK for graduate employability (High Fliers Research 2024)