
MSc in Mental Health (Youth/Interdisciplinary)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 10,530 **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* UK students| international students: 1 July 2024
** for UK full-time students | for international full-time students: £26,280 |for part-time UK students £5,265| for PGDip UK students: £7,020 FT | for PGDip international students: £17,520 FT | for PGCert international Students: £8,760 FT| for PGCert UK
Key Summary
Introduction
Our interdisciplinary Mental Health MSc focuses on Youth Mental Health, integrating the latest research and policy into teaching and practice.
Our MSc in Mental Health, with a strong focus on Youth Mental Health, is a unique qualification, bringing together several disciplines ranging from psychology, sociology, and social policy to medicine, philosophy, and education. We are welcoming applications for MSc, PGCert, and PGDip in Mental Health.
Why study this course?
This is the only interdisciplinary taught MSc in Mental Health in the UK, offering you a unique opportunity to study alongside other students drawn from a range of professional educational backgrounds.
This MSc offers the unique opportunity to learn and research alongside experts drawn from mental health practice (e.g. social policy), academic (e.g. neuroscience, sociology), and lived experience expertise such as our Youth Advisory Group.
Students enrolled on the MSc will benefit from a long and established history in world-leading interdisciplinary mental health research, with experts working directly with NHS partners to understand the causes of poor mental health and develop effective treatments and services.
MSc intercalation
Please note that this program can be taken as an intercalated option for those studying MBChB Medicine and Surgery either at the University of Birmingham or at another Institution.
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Scholarships and Funding
Birmingham Masters Scholarship
Our Birmingham Masters Scholarship offers £2,000 via a tuition fee discount, to support the brightest and best applicants undertaking Masters study at Birmingham during 2024-2025.
Postgraduate Progression Award
Our Postgraduate Progression Awards offer final-year undergraduates at the University of Birmingham a fee discount of £1,500 for postgraduate taught study.
As a Birmingham graduate, we want to support you in taking the next steps in your journey as you continue to study and develop your career. With the familiarity of the University of Birmingham, you will have access to our resources, facilities, and support networks to shape and secure your future. As one of the UK’s Top 15 universities, we can assure you that you will receive our well-being and career support, community, and resources to assist you in your development.
The tuition fee discounts for our progressing undergraduate students are our commitment to you, in appreciation of your choice to stay with us for your postgraduate degree.
Curriculum
Core modules
Four core modules make up the MSc:
- Core module A: Mental Health 1 - Principles of Mental Health and Disorder (20 credits)
- Core module B: Mental Health 2 - Youth Mental Health (20 credits)
- Core module C: Research Methods in Mental Health (20 credits)
- Code module D: Research Dissertation in Mental Health (60 credits)
Through the core modules, students will demonstrate a sound grasp of core principles of mental health, youth mental health, and interdisciplinary research methods.
Optional modules
Students will be offered the opportunity to pick three optional modules in addition to the core modules.
Research dissertation
Students will also undertake a research dissertation. Students on the MSc will be offered the opportunity to undertake a research dissertation placement working on a current research project embedded in a research laboratory linked to the Institute for Mental Health at the University of Birmingham. This will give students the unique opportunity for one-to-one contact with world-leading research-active staff based at the University of Birmingham.
During the research project, students will gain hands-on experience and knowledge in specific topics such as self-harm and suicide, youth mental health, or policy evaluation, and have the opportunity to work across a range of academic disciplines ranging from psychology to social policy, philosophy, and neuroscience. Depending on the topic and substantive contribution of this dissertation research, students will receive an MSc in Mental Health (Youth) or an MSc in Mental Health (Interdisciplinary).
Module combinations explained
Students will be awarded either an MSc in Mental Health (Youth Mental Health) or an MSc in Mental Health (Interdisciplinary Mental Health). The (focus) that is added to the MSc in Mental Health will depend upon the Dissertation topic chosen. The PGDip and PGCert will be in Mental Health only.
Award: MSc Mental Health (Youth Mental Health)
You are required to take all four Core Modules A, B, C, D plus three Optional Modules = 180 credits
Award: MSc Mental Health (Interdisciplinary Mental Health)
You are required to take all four Core Modules A, B, C, D plus three Optional Modules = 180 credits
Award: PGDip Mental Health
You are required to take three Core Modules A, B, and C plus three Optional Modules = 120 credits
Award: PGCert Mental Health
You are required to take three Core Modules A, B, and C = 60 credits
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Career Opportunities
Graduates from this course will make excellent candidates for research-related employment in both private and public sector organizations as the MSc in Mental Health develops key skills that are highly attractive to employers, including analytical and statistical skills, as well as presentation and report writing skills. This MSc is also excellent preparation for a PhD or other advanced degree positions.
The MSc in Mental Health will help address a number of key priority areas:
- The rising public awareness of mental health, and the increasing demand on public services to respond to public demand and mental illness.
- The call to skill up the national and international workforce about children and young people’s mental health.
- The increasing awareness of employers and their responsibilities about Workplace well-being and promoting Workplace Mental Health.
- The increased significance that the Mental Health research agenda has received in the UK and internationally, and the need to train the next generation of Mental Health researchers and to retain clinical staff in the NHS workforce.
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Program Admission Requirements
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