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MSc Mental Health Sciences Research

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 5 years

Masters Degree Description

This programme is designed for clinicians and those with experience in clinical or clinical research settings. It offers a stimulating and practical training in mental health research. The UCL Division of Psychiatry offers teaching and supervision from leaders in international research from fields in neuroscientific and psychological to social and epidemiological. This diversity of options allows students to tailor a programme that closely fits their needs.

Entry Requirements

An upper second-class Bachelor’s degree in psychology or a related scientific or social science discipline, or a professional health qualification (medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, social work), or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Additionally at least six months’ full-time work experience (or the equivalent) in a mental health service setting or in clinical mental health research is required.

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Student Destinations

Our clinician MSc graduates have often entered academic training pathways, including Academic Clinical Fellowships and clinical PhD fellowships such as those funded by the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research). Many have gone on to become clinical academics who combine teaching and research, including some notable clinical professors. Others are NHS clinicians with strong research skills and understanding, and play a substantial part in carrying out research in the NHS.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Core Principles of Mental Health Research
  • Final Project (Research Project)
  • Practical Statistics for Mental Health Research
  • Current Research in Dementia
  • Current Research in Depression and Anxiety
  • Current Research in Psychosis and Bipolar
  • Neuroscience of Mental Health
  • Mental Health Care: Evaluation and Policy
  • Current Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Culture and the Clinic
  • Advanced Treatment and Management of Dementia
  • Mental Health in a Social and Global Context
  • Epidemiological Research Methods in Mental Health
  • Current Research in Psychological Trauma and PTSD
  • Current Research in Childrens and Young Peoples Mental Health

Optional modules

  • Current Research in Dementia
  • Current Research in Depression and Anxiety
  • Current Research in Psychosis and Bipolar
  • Neuroscience of Mental Health
  • Mental Health Care: Evaluation and Policy
  • Current Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Culture and the Clinic
  • Advanced Treatment and Management of Dementia
  • Mental Health in a Social and Global Context
  • Epidemiological Research Methods in Mental Health
  • Current Research in Psychological Trauma and PTSD
  • Current Research in Childrens and Young Peoples Mental Health

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