MSc Health Psychology

The MSc Health Psychology course at the University of Stirling focuses on the theoretical and empirical study of psychosocial processes in health, illness and healthcare. It provides students with a complete understanding of theories, methods, and empirical findings relating to health and illness behavior, health care systems, health promotion, and health policy.Course Content: The course syllabus covers a wide range of topics including research methods, health promotion, quality of life, illness management, and health policy. It aims to develop your knowledge and skills to cope with future challenges in health, health services and health-related research.Key Modules: Students will study several core modules such as 'Psychosocial Aspects of Health', 'Health Analytics' and 'Applied Statistics' along with some optional modules like 'Smoking Cessation' and 'Physical Activity and Health'. The project module, which normally takes place over the summer, involves undertaking an empirical piece of health psychology research.Accreditations: The MSc Health Psychology course at the University of Stirling is accredited by the British Psychological Society. Completing the course fulfills stage one of the requirements towards Chartered Membership of the Society and full membership of the Division of Health Psychology.Future Careers: After completing this course, students can anticipate a variety of career paths including working as a health psychologist in public health, academic posts focusing on teaching and research, health and social care organizations and in the private sector. It also opens up the opportunity to advance to Stage 2 training and ultimately, gain registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Health Psychologist.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.