MSc Health Psychology

The MSc Health Psychology course at the University of Bedfordshire explores the relevance of psychological beliefs, perceptions, and behaviours for understanding physical health and illness. The course is suitable for psychology graduates preparing for professional training and for health care professionals wishing to extend their knowledge and skills from a psychological perspective.Course Content: This course delves into various interesting areas of health psychology including concepts of health, illness and disease, biopsychosocial models of health and illness, stress and health, and self-regulation and behaviour change. The curriculum includes exposure to research methods and supervision for a research project.Key Modules: Some of the integral modules included in the course are Concepts and Issues in Health Psychology, Biopsychosocial Aspects of Health and Illness, Stress, Coping and Health, Health-Related Behaviour and Behaviour Change, and Advances in Health Psychology. It also includes the Research Methods - Health Psychology and the Dissertation in Health Psychology modules.Accreditations: The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). It is also approved by the Psychological Professions Network and the Health and Care Professions Council. Future Careers: Upon successful completion of the course, students can progress towards professional training to become Health Psychologists, or they can apply their learning to roles in health and social care, including areas like public health, health promotion, health-related research and teaching/lecturing on health psychology.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.