Professional Doctorate Health Psychology

Course Overview

This course will train you to develop scientific and practitioner skills in Health Psychology and to be eligible to become a health psychologist. It is based on real-world placement learning and includes brief periods of teaching and workshops. You'll acquire specific competencies as defined by the British Psychological Society. You'll also gain competence in carrying out a piece of high-quality empirical research to a standard publishable in peer review journals. Supervision is provided by the experienced and enthusiastic health team in Psychology. We have an excellent international reputation in the field of Health Psychology with a record of high-quality research into health and health behavior.

General Eligibility

Applicants must: hold a good (2:1 or above) honors degree in psychology be a graduate member of the BPS or hold the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) have successfully completed a BPS Accredited (Stage 1) MSc in Health Psychology within the past 5 years to a minimum of merit grade or equivalent

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• Applicants must have Level 7 IELTS (minimum of 6.5 in each band) or equivalent for students where English is not their first language.