The qualification will provide a guarantee for employers that you're competent in core aspects of health psychology and professional practice.
Staffordshire University has a thriving Health Psychology research culture, focused in the Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research, with an excellent national and international reputation.
Career opportunities
This Health Psychology programme at Staffordshire University is built around you gaining practical experience as you work towards your competencies.
- You'll be working in a health psychology-related field through the placement you organise prior to commencing your Stage 2 studies. As such, you gain valuable experience in all elements of health psychology work, and you evidence this experience in a portfolio.
- In addition, we involve the Careers Service in our programme (you can arrange with them to have further input on CV development and interview skills).
- You'll also have opportunities to see other health psychologists present their work (including our own graduates), either as guest lecturers or as part of the speaker programme organised by the school.
- If you choose to take advantage of the extra events that we organise (such as journal club and psychology in the pub), you'll have the opportunity to hone your critical skills and expand your network.
Programme Structure
Courses included:
- Advanced Research Methods in Health Psychology
- Consultancy Skills in Health Psychology
- Placement Learning
- Professional Competence In Health Psychology
- Psychological Interventions
- Teaching in Health Psychology
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- An honours degree recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as offering Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership
- To have completed BPS Stage 1 training in Health Psychology. That is either a BPS-accredited MSc in Health Psychology with a grade of Merit or above, or the BPS Stage 1 qualification in Health Psychology with a grade of 60% or more
- To have an approved placement
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
International
International tuition fees apply to students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the study country. In some regions, like the EU/EEA, or under certain agreements, students from partner countries may also pay domestic fees.
31,624 AUD / year ≈ 16,750 GBP / year
Domestic
Tuition fee for the domestic students.
9,629 AUD / year ≈ 5,100 GBP / year
Living costs
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
1,038-1,605 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
