探花系列

Entry requirements

Degree:

2:2 from a BPS accredited course

Further entry requirements may apply

Key facts

Study mode:

Full-time

Start dates:

September (12 months)

Fees:

2026/27 tuition fees for UK students: £8,750

2026/27 tuition fees for EU and international students: £17,800

See all the key facts and full entry requirements

Overview

Mental health and wellbeing are increasingly important priorities for individuals, communities and societies worldwide. This course explores the psychological, social and wider factors that influence mental health and wellbeing, alongside evidence-based approaches to supporting mental health and promoting positive wellbeing.

Drawing on perspectives from areas including clinical psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, positive psychology and psychological research, you will critically engage with contemporary theories, evidence and interventions. You will explore both mental health difficulties and the factors that enable individuals and communities to thrive, while developing advanced research, analytical and transferable skills.

Throughout the course, you will be encouraged to connect psychological theory and research with real-world issues, preparing you for further professional training, research and a range of careers in which an understanding of mental health and wellbeing is valuable.

  • Enhance your employability: Develop your practical and professional skills through inter-professional education (IPE) events involving interactions with people with lived experiences, service users, and health and social care professionals.
  • Build key skills: Develop advanced research and critical thinking skills, including experience of both quantitative and qualitative approaches to studying mental health and wellbeing.
  • Real-world topics: Discover how positive psychology can promote wellbeing, including interventions applicable to settings such as workplaces, education and community. Explore contemporary and established therapeutic approaches used to understand, treat and prevent mental health problems.
  • Research-led and industry-informed teaching: Learn from academic/research active and practitioner psychologists with expertise spanning mental health, clinical psychology, positive psychology, counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing.
  • State-of-the-art facilities: Access dedicated psychology research facilities and specialist software to support your learning and research.
  • Focused learning: Modules are delivered through 探花系列’s innovative block teaching approach, studying fewer modules concurrently and providing a more focused learning experience.

Teaching and assessment

Course modules

The MSc consists of theoretical, work-related and research-based modules as described below. Please note that ALL modules are compulsory for successful completion of the award. There are no optional modules.

Introduction to Mental Health

Explore contemporary understandings of mental health through psychological, social and cultural perspectives. You will critically consider theories, research, policy and practice, alongside the wider social factors that shape mental health and experiences of mental health difficulties. Topics include inequalities and the social determinants of mental health, with consideration of the experiences of minoritised and underserved groups.

Introduction to Wellbeing

Explore key theories and research in positive psychology and psychological wellbeing, examining what enables individuals to function well and experience fulfilling lives. Topics may include mindfulness, post-traumatic growth, disability, relationships and sustainable happiness.

Wellbeing in the Modern World

Explore the factors that shape wellbeing in contemporary society and critically examine how our social, cultural and physical environments can influence how people live and thrive. You will consider current issues such as digital technology and wellbeing, culture and ethnicity, economic influences on wellbeing, and our relationship with nature.

Mental Health and Wellbeing: Assessments and Interventions

Explore the assessment and understanding of common mental health difficulties, including anxiety, depression, and substance use, alongside a range of psychotherapeutic and wellbeing-focused approaches to intervention. You will critically consider the theories and evidence underpinning different approaches and their application to supporting mental health and wellbeing.

Research Methods for Applied Psychologists

Develop your understanding of how psychological research is designed and conducted within applied settings. You will explore the research process, from developing appropriate research questions and selecting suitable research designs through to data collection and analysis, with a particular emphasis on qualitative research methods relevant to mental health and wellbeing.

Research Methods for Understanding and Evaluating Mental Health and Wellbeing

Develops a range of quantitative and transferable research methods skills situated in the context of mental health and wellbeing.

Research dissertation

Undertake an independent research project exploring a mental health/wellbeing topic of interest to you. Supported by an academic supervisor, you will apply the research skills developed throughout the course to design and conduct a study, analyse and interpret your findings, and communicate your research through an extended academic dissertation. The project provides an opportunity to develop expertise in a specialist area while gaining valuable experience of the research process from inception to completion.

Teaching typically includes lectures, group seminars and individual tutorials. You are encouraged to become an independent and proactive learner, and we will recommend reading and electronic resources for independent study to help develop the breadth and depth of your knowledge.

You are provided with the opportunity to attend and participate in two short one-day inter-professional education (IPE) events within clinical and community contexts.

Learning activities are designed to help you develop your teamwork, presentation and problem-solving skills, plus more traditional academic skills such as synthesis, evaluation and application. We also help you to develop your skills and understanding in professional areas such as ethics and reflective practice.

You will benefit from the support of a personal academic tutor, who you are encouraged to meet with regularly. We also offer a range of additional support services to help you develop the skills required for Master’s level study.

Assessment is based exclusively on coursework, for which bespoke guidance materials are provided. The kinds of coursework that you will undertake are varied, and include:

  • Formal essays
  • Research reports
  • Presentations
  • Scoping Reviews
  • Case studies

The dissertation provides you with an experience of the research process from its inception to completion.

Contact hours

Contact hours may vary in different weeks but typically on a full-time programme you can expect around 3 full days of teaching, which will include small and medium group teaching and regular individual tutorials. Students will also be expected to undertake personal study outside of scheduled teaching.

Note: All modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review. Exact modules may, therefore, vary for your intake in order to keep content current. If there are changes to your course we will, where reasonable, take steps to inform you as appropriate.

Why choose 探花系列?

Your future career

The course develops a range of transferable skills valued across research, health, wellbeing and related sectors, including critical thinking, evidence evaluation, research design, quantitative and qualitative research, communication, reflective practice and the application of psychological knowledge to real-world issues.

Graduates may use these skills in roles related to mental health and wellbeing, research, health and social care, education, public health, charities and third-sector organisations, or in other settings where understanding behaviour and wellbeing is important.

The MSc also provides a strong foundation for further study and professional development. Graduates may progress to PhD study or use the course to strengthen their preparation for further professional training in areas such as clinical psychology, counselling, psychotherapy or coaching, subject to the entry requirements of those training routes.

Please note that this course does not itself provide a practitioner qualification or eligibility to practise as a psychologist, counsellor or psychotherapist.

Careers and employability

An award-winning Careers Team, the #1 UK university for careers support (TargetJobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards, 2024), we provide you with all the support you need.

Our careers commitment doesn’t end at graduation. With , you’ll have access to lifelong career support throughout your entire career.

How we support you

Unlimited one-to-one careers coaching

Get tailored advice and guidance from our expert careers advisors whenever you need it.

Professional development programme

Boost your employability with workshops, bootcamps, training sessions, and employer-led events.

Inside Edge Mentoring

Connect with professionals from dynamic industries to expand your career insight, network and knowledge of the world of work.

24/7 access to digital employability tools

Access LinkedIn Learning, personalised CV feedback, mock interviews and more – anytime, anywhere.

Entrepreneurship support

Bring your business ideas to life with events, networking opportunities, expert speakers, workshops and links to funding opportunities.

Job search assistance

Get support finding part-time work, placements, internships and graduate jobs.

Employability projects and placements

Gain real-world experience through academic business consultancy projects or work placements (course-dependent).

Industry-informed teaching

Learn from real-world experience and academics, guest lecturers and business leaders who share their industry expertise.

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Fees and funding

UK and Channel Island students

2026/27 tuition fees for UK students: £8,750

EU and international students

2026/27 tuition fees for EU and international students: £17,800

Funding

Postgraduate Master's Loan (Student Loans Company)

A Postgraduate Master’s Loan can help with course fees and living costs while you study a postgraduate master’s course.

Funding for postgraduate loans is different if:

  • you normally live in Scotland
  • you normally live in Wales
  • you normally live in Northern Ireland

Additional postgraduate loans and grants

Sir Thomas White Loans Charity

Applicants may be able to borrow up to £10,000 interest-free for 9 years from the for postgraduate study. Applicants must be resident in Leicestershire or Rutland for more than three years and be aged over 18 years old and under 45 years old.

Telephone number for Sir Thomas White Loans Charity: +44 (0)116 204 6620

Sir Harry James Riddleston Charity of Leicester

Applicants may be able to borrow up to £10,000 interest-free for five to 10 years for business, vocational or education purposes from the . You must be aged over 18 and under 45 and reside in Leicestershire or Rutland.

Telephone number for Sir Harry Riddleston Charity of Leicester: +44 (0)1858 463322

Educational grants, trusts and charities

Some educational trusts and charities provide small grants to help towards books, fees or equipment. There are several searchable online Grants databases such as .

Funds for women graduates

offer grants towards living expenses for the final year of a PhD or DPhil for UK, EU or international students.

Going to university represents a real investment in your future and there is plenty of financial support available to students for both tuition fees and living expenses.

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Additional costs

The core textbooks for all modules are available in the Kimberlin Library, and journal articles in your reading lists are also mostly available electronically from your my探花系列 login.

Some students like to purchase their own text books or print course documents and we suggest allowing approximately £200 per year for this.

All students are required to pay for their DBS check if required for your programme or placement.

In addition, students will be required to pay for their travel costs to placements or project locations.

All students are provided the opportunity to participate in 探花系列 Global trips. These trips are subsidised by the University, and the cost and subsidy vary by location.

Scholarships

20% Postgraduate Alumni Scholarship

This scholarship provides 探花系列 graduates with an exclusive tuition fee discount of 20 per cent. The discount is available on selected full-time, part-time and distance learning postgraduate taught courses running across multiple start dates.

Read more about the Postgraduate Alumni Scholarship
20% Postgraduate Alumni Scholarship

Entry requirements

Degree:

2:2 from a BPS accredited course

  • Applicants are usually expected to have (or be predicted to obtain) a 2:2 honours degree award or higher from a BPS-accredited psychology course.
  • Applications will also be considered from students who hold a 2:1 honours degree from a relevant but non-psychology based course.
  • Applicants should have studied at least one Psychology module at undergraduate level, and have undertaken training in quantitative/qualitative research methods and data analysis.
  • Other appropriately qualified/experienced applicants with a science or social science background will be considered on the basis of the university's accreditation for prior learning/accreditation prior experiential learning procedures.
  • You will also be asked to complete a declaration form before you begin your studies.
  • Applicants may be required to attend an interview as part of the selection process. If you are unable to attend, alternative arrangements may be made.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.

English language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.

Key facts

Course title

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Award

MSc, PG Dip, PG Cert

Programme code

C84174

Study mode

Full-time

Study level

Postgraduate

Start dates

September

Duration

12 months

How to apply

How to apply for a masters degree

Save these details for your application
Programme title:
Mental Health and Wellbeing MSc, PG Dip, PG Cert
Programme code:
C84174

You can apply using the 探花系列 Application Portal. This method allows you to save, revisit and review your application before submitting it at any time of the day.

The following should be submitted with the application form:

  • Where required, one current reference on official headed paper or from a professional email address. This can be a work or academic reference and must be signed and recently dated
  • Copies of your academic transcripts
  • Copies of your degree or diploma certificates
  • Your personal statement