在心理学家以及其他卫生服务和职业卫生专业人员中，对健康心理学的兴趣正在迅速增长，这主要归功于英国对医疗保健的提供和治理的关注重点转移，以及NHS的组织和使命发生了变化。作为一名健康心理学家，您将提供对一系列活动的宝贵见解，并且您的技能将在NHS，私人执业和慈善部门中广受欢迎。您可能会在急性护理情况下提供心理评估和支持，对慢性病患者进行心理护理和康复，或者参与包括戒烟和饮食管理在内的健康促进活动。在获得理学硕士健康心理学之后，还有机会继续担任学术教学和研究职务。
Ideal for students with Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC), the MSc provides Stage 1 training towards Practitioner Health Psychology status. Interest in health psychology is growing rapidly among psychologists and other health service and occupational health professionals mostly thanks to the shifting emphasis in provision and governance of healthcare in the UK, and changes to the NHS' organisation and mission. Excellent teaching and research As a health psychologist, you'll provide valuable insights to a range of activities, and your skills will be highly sought-after in roles across the NHS, in private practice and in the charitable sector. You may be providing psychological assessment and support in acute care situations, managing the psychological care and rehabilitation of people with chronic illnesses, or getting involved in health promotion activities including smoking cessation and dietary management. There are also opportunities, after the MSc Health Psychology, to go on to academic teaching and research positions. Psychology at UWE Bristol has particular strengths in teaching and research in the area of health psychology, and provides Masters and PhD programmes. The faculty is also home to the world-leading Centre for Appearance Research, the Centre for Health and Clinical Research, and the Centre for Understanding Social Practice as well as the Institute for Sustainability, Health and the Environment. You'll be among experts whose knowledge and experience feeds directly into the course's taught modules and supporting resources. Transferable skills If you hold Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS), the MSc provides Stage 1 training towards Practitioner Health Psychologist status. As well as covering the BPS' core curriculum, this course has a particular emphasis on transferable practical, professional and employment-related skills, and the opportunity to gain course credit through practical work in health psychology settings. Professional accreditation This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and provides Stage 1 training to become eligible for Practical Health Psychology status.