MSc Mental Health Studies

Entry requirements

We welcome your application regardless of your background or experience.

For this course, ideally, we are looking for:

• An honours degree (2:2 or above) in any discipline
• Two years experience in the mental health or substance use field if holding a professional qualification in nursing, social work or an allied discipline.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

This unique course is designed for you if you work in mental health, health or social care services. It will build on you current knowledge and experience and help you develop mental health-related skills and knowledge. This course will help you to contribute to the enhancement of professional mental health practice, research and service development.

You'll have the opportunity to study with others from a wide range of mental health, health and social care settings and backgrounds. We hope that the diversity of this environment stimulates your learning and leads to improved practice and service development.

This MSc will allow you to plan your own individual study pathway to meet your personal, professional, academic and service needs. Furthermore, the optional modules can be taken at your own pace, taking into account issues such as your location and work-life balance. As such, most modules are taught online or via distance learning, with some on-campus session for specialised skills.

You can study this course part-time over two years to graduate with an MSc in Mental Health Practice, or complete it full-time in one year to receive a PGDip in Mental Health Practice.

Please note: This course does not lead to registration as a mental health nurse or other mental health practitioner. Applicants wishing to undertake a professional nursing programme, please visit our nursing pages.

What you will gain

By joining us on this course, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Become part of a university highly rated by our students for student support, which often helps those with non-traditional qualifications reach their potential
• Learn in state-of-the-art facilities, including a well-resourced library and access to a wide range of mental health-related e-books and journals
• Make valuable connections through our established relationships with London's leading mental health trusts
• Network with a wide range of clinicians from a variety of backgrounds, both nationally and internationally.

Fees and funding