Scholarships available, see Fees & Funding section for more information. Our Mental Health Studies MSc course will equip you with the relevant knowledge in the field of mental health and provide you with the opportunity to examine one area further through both theoretical and empirical research. While our Mental Health Studies course, which was established in 1992, offers mental health professionals a range of opportunities for continuing professional development, an equally high number of our students have not yet embarked on professional training. Some come with a relevant first degree, usually in psychology, and already have work experience in the mental health field.

Key benefits

• Choice of seven optional modules on offer in a number of different mental health fields.
• Regular contributions from practising clinicians, including world leading experts across all psychiatric specialties from the allied South London & Maudsley Hospital (SLaM), and from visiting specialist lecturers.
• Well-established Voluntary Clinical Placements module within SLaM, the largest UK NHS Trust.
• Opportunity to join existing research projects or develop your own research ideas.

“The teaching staff on the course are very supportive and encouraging - I feel that their efforts contributed a lot to me maturing academically”

Damla, Past student, Mental Health Studies MScShow more

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