Health Psychology MSc

**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.** <br/><br/>**This course is moving into one of our new buildings at City campus. Teaching will mainly be delivered at our Collegiate campus until December 2024 while we get our new facilities ready. From January 2025 you will study in brand new facilities at City campus.**<br/><br/>**Course summary**<br/><br/><br/>- Meet the BPS Stage 1 requirements for progression to becoming a health psychologist.<br/><br/><br/>- Gain a wide range of knowledge, skills and values. <br/><br/><br/>- Use these to develop your career in a variety of health-related settings.<br/><br/><br/>Complete the course with the skills to progress onto stage two training in health psychology – as long as you have eligibility for BPS’ graduate basis for chartered membership (GBC). Stage two includes the BPS-accredited Doctoral Programme in Health Psychology – which once completed, provides eligibility to apply for registration as a practitioner health psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council.<br/><br/>**How you learn**<br/><br/>All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.<br/><br/>The course content includes social determinants of health, research methods, understanding behaviour and clinical practitioner skills. You’ll study biopsychosocial determinants of acute illness, behaviour change interventions and adjust to long-term conditions and bereavement. You’ll then learn more advanced research methods and undertake a research project.<br/><br/>Modules combine online learning with one day a week on campus. This provides flexible learning opportunities to enable a diverse range of students to study alongside employment and/or family commitments. <br/><br/>Our course leaders are experts in clinical health practitioner work in private practice and in the NHS. You’ll be introduced to a range of applied skills that you’ll practise during on-campus study days<br/><br/><br/>- motivational interviewing techniques<br/><br/><br/>- conflict resolution skills relevant to working in multidisciplinary healthcare teams<br/><br/><br/>- consultation and collaborative treatment planning<br/><br/><br/>- solution-focused counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)<br/><br/><br/>- the communication of bad news<br/><br/><br/>- critical self-reflection and ethical reasoning<br/><br/><br/>**Applied learning**<br/><br/>**Work placements**<br/><br/>If you aren’t currently working in a health-related setting, we have a careers workshop and a dedicated careers adviser who can help you find suitable employment or voluntary work. The course leadership team can also advise on what types of work will be suitable for your work-based reflection.<br/><br/>**Live projects**<br/><br/>This course aims to provide you with the ability to use your work or voluntary experience within a health-related setting to aid your learning and training. For example, work-based reflection is a core element of the introduction to clinical practitioner skills and competencies,and is designed to contribute to your continuing personal and professional development.<br/><br/>In the research project module, we’ll focus on developing the personal and academic skills you’ll need to carry out research – as well as to manage your research project. These include analytic skills, communication and time planning.<br/><br/>You’ll use a Personal Development Plan (PDP) to store evidence of your progress and development in all modules – and to reflect on your progress and plan actions to improve.<br/><br/>**Networking opportunities**<br/>Specialist research seminars are delivered by members of the department and guest speakers. You’ll use these to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the course content.<br/><br/>All our courses are well supported by a comprehensive suite of career management services – including interview training and networking opportunities.