健康心理学是英国心理学会（BPS）授予专业地位的最新心理学分支之一。这意味着您将需要获得健康心理学认可的理科硕士学位，这是获得特许健康心理学家资格并向HPC注册健康心理学家的第一步。该课程遵循由英国心理学会健康心理学分部开发的健康心理学专业培训框架。理学硕士旨在为您提供健康心理学的概述，重点是作为健康研究和实践基础的方法和模型。道德和专业问题的考虑对于课程至关重要。从该奖项中获得的毕业生将获得第一阶段认证，以获取特许心理学家的身份并向健康专业委员会（HPC）注册为健康心理学家。
The Health Psychology MSc is for individuals seeking advanced training in the application of psychological theories, methods and research to the understanding of health, illness and healthcare. Taught in our multi-million-pound Science Centre, the course will help you develop a comprehensive understanding of the core issues and debates within health psychology theory, research and application. This includes exploring models and theories of health behaviour, considering the impact of living with long-term conditions, contemplating communication issues in healthcare settings – and investigating how psychology can impact on practice through areas such as health promotion and behavioural change. You will also be introduced to the basics of therapeutic work in our exciting “Introduction to Applied Therapeutic And Clinical Skills” module.<br>Staffordshire University has a thriving Health Psychology research culture, focused in the Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research, with an excellent national and international reputation. The Health Psychology Programmes at Staffordshire University have nine commendations from the BPS (2018) for:The positive and strong ethos of developing reflective practice of students; the exemplary support provided; Embedding employability skills and developing student’s critical evaluation and research skills;<br>The development of applied skills through initiatives such as the journal club and giving students access to service users to develop their applied skills and communication skills at an early stage in their training; The use of real-world assessments such as the grants application is highly innovative and show students clear career progression.<br>Careers<br>The course provides many opportunities to develop your employability skills and explore career pathways following completion of the MSc. For example:<br>You will have opportunities to see other MSc Health Psychology graduates (including our own) present their work, either as guest lecturers on modules or as part of the visiting speaker programme organised by the department.<br>We include sessions on the course where we teach you about developing a CV, applying for posts and interview skills.<br>Staffordshire University also offers Stage 2 training via our Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology. On the MSc, you will be taught by staff who are involved in the delivery of this programme and learn about the requirements of this training pathway.