Health Psychology (Online) MSc

Health psychology investigates how our behaviour influences health, illness, and how we care for people living with long-term conditions. They perform a vital role in a variety of areas such as:<br/><br/><br/>- Assisting patients with their emotional and psychological needs.<br/><br/><br/>- Working alongside healthcare professionals to help them establish clear communication and productive relationships with patients.<br/><br/><br/>- Working with health and social care organisations to develop protocols to engender good health and wellbeing.<br/><br/><br/>- Developing evidence-based psychological interventions to change health and illness behaviours.<br/><br/><br/>From health inequalities and public health to psychobiology of illness and long term conditions, our full-time, on-campus Health Psychology MSc will provide you with an in-depth understanding of the theories and methods used in underpinning health psychology. This course has been designed to give you an ideal base for a rewarding career in health psychology and related fields.<br/><br/>**Distance learning**<br/><br/>This course is delivered fully online via distance learning and has been designed to allow you to fit your work and life commitments around your studies, wherever in the world you may be. You’ll have between 18 months and three years to complete the programme, depending on your chosen speed of study.<br/><br/>All teaching and learning materials are available online via Blackboard, our virtual learning environment. You’ll have access to teaching staff and tutors throughout and in addition, the Aston library provides a wide range of online services.