Mental Health Psychology MSc PGDip – (Online Course)

University of Liverpool

Develop your skills within psychology with our 100% online part-time Mental Health Psychology MSc.What is mental health psychology Mental health psychology focuses on the psychological factors affecting the mind and in turn overall wellness of individuals. Mental health is a growing global issue for all countries around the globe particularly in the wake of pandemic. Mental health psychology focuses on a wide range of therapies and treatments to assist those suffering a wide range of mental health issues. Mental Health psychology plays a pivotal role in the health system assisting those in mental health crisis and to avoid relapse of particular conditions. Mental health psychology assists in the administration of psychotherapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy to individuals to support on the road to recovery and techniques to utilise to live with various mental health issues.A key part of the mental health psychology sector is to share evidence based practice to improve the wellbeing of mental health patients. They can also help other medical professionals to understand more about how patients feel and key communication skills to help those in a time of crisis. Career prospects: A background in psychology is useful for a wide range of careers particularly for a career in mental health and wellbeing whilst also providing you with necessary skills for other sectors due to a fundamental understanding human behaviour and therapeutic treatments.After completion of the MSc possible careers could be in both public and private healthcare as mental health support workers to occupational therapy for FTSE 100 organisations. After completion of this MSc there is also the possibility to train to become a Cognitive Behavourial Therapist or Counsellor with further study. An Executive Scholarship of 15% is available for our May and July 2026 intakes. A UK Scholarship of 20% is available for students residing in the United Kingdom, who enrol on the May and July 2026 intakes of our full master’s awards.