Study Patterns: Health Psychology MSc (online) - MC8AN

On this page, you will find the study patterns for our MSc Health Psychology online (MC8AN) programme.

Please use the links below to move directly to the relevant study pattern for the term you are enrolling onto.

These study patterns highlight the modules that you will need study over the next 12 months. Please note that all students are required to re-enrol at the start of every academic year in September and so within your enrolment you can only choose modules for the current academic year.  

The scheduled modules for the remainder of your programme (outlined below) are based on the current plan, however, the order of these may be subject to change. Should any changes be made, we will communicate this to you as soon as possible.      

Pace of your study
For students completing the programme at the standard rate of study, the required minimum number of study time is 20 hours per week. 

MSc Health Psychology - standard rate with September start

Study Pattern Autumn (September) Spring (January) Summer (May)
Year 1 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
(7PS507)
20 credits

Living with Long Term Conditions
(7PS524)
20 credits

 Advanced Psychological Research Methods in Context
(7PS509)
20 credits
Year 2 Health Promotion and Behaviour
Change
(7PS521)
20 credits		 Psychology of Illness
(7PS534)
20 credits		 Clinical and Professional Skills for Practitioner Psychologists
(7PS518)
20 credits
Year 3 Empirical Research Project
(7PS993)
60 credits		 Empirical Research Project
(7PS993)
60 credits continued		 Empirical Research Project
(7PS993)
60 credits continued

 

MSc Health Psychology - accelerated rate with September start

Study Pattern Autumn (September) Spring (January) Summer (May)
Year 1 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
(7PS507)
20 credits

Living with Long Term Conditions
(7PS524)
20 credits

 Advanced Psychological Research Methods in Context
(7PS509)
20 credits
Year 2

Health Promotion and Behaviour
Change
(7PS521)
20 credits

Empirical Research Project
(7PS993)
60 credits

Psychology of Illness
(7PS534)
20 credits

Empirical Research Project
(7PS993)
60 credits continued

Clinical and Professional Skills for Practitioner Psychologists
(7PS518)
20 credits

Empirical Research Project
(7PS993)
60 credits continued

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MSc Health Psychology - standard rate with January start

Study Pattern Spring (January) Summer (May) Autumn (September)
Year 1 Psychology of Illness
(7PS534)
20 credits		 Advanced Psychological Research Methods in Context
(7PS509)
20 credits		 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
(7PS507)
20 credits
Year 2

Living with Long Term Conditions
(7PS524)
20 credits

 Clinical and Professional Skills for Practitioner Psychologists
(7PS518)
20 credits		 Empirical Research Project
(7PS993)
60 credits
Year 3 Empirical Research Project
(7PS993)
60 credits continued		 Empirical Research Project
(7PS993)
60 credits continued		 Health Promotion and Behaviour Change
(7PS521)

 

MSc Health Psychology - accelerated rate with January start

Study Pattern Spring (January) Summer (May) Autumn (September)
Year 1 Psychology of Illness
(7PS534)
20 credits		 Advanced Psychological Research Methods in Context
(7PS509)
20 credits

Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
(7PS507)
20 credits

Empirical Research Project
(7PS993)
60 credits
Year 2

Living with Long Term Conditions
(7PS524)
20 credits

Empirical Research Project
(7PS993)
60 credits continued

Clinical and Professional Skills for Practitioner Psychologists
(7PS518)
20 credits

Empirical Research Project
(7PS993)
60 credits continued

 Health Promotion and Behaviour Change
(7PS521)
20 credits

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