Mental Health
MSc MSc MSc (PGCert PGCert PGDip)
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Course summary and entry requirements
Course duration
Part-time: 2 years (max 6 years)
About the course
The course provides comprehensive and contemporary knowledge of mental health enabling practitioners and others with an interest in mental health to be at the forefront of the discipline. As well as the critical analysis of differential understandings of mental health and illness, the course aims to explore issues of assessment, treatment and care planning in practice. The course is multi-professional and partnership working between professions, disciplines and service users is a core theme. In addition to the Mental Health route, it is also possible to specialise further with the education and management routes.
Integrated within the university's Graduate Programme in Health and Social Sciences (GPHSS), the course provides valuable cross-disciplinary experience through common modules shared with other courses in the scheme.
Typical entry requirements
Individual offers may vary.
For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.5 overall, 6.0 in writing.Degree and/or experience:
Degree and/or a professional mental health qualification. Normally, because of the focus on practice in the programme content, applicants should be in practice or involved in the mental health field for at least 15 hours per week.For equivalent international qualifications
We can help you meet our English language entry requirements
For help meeting English language requirements contact our
Language Institute.We can help you meet our academic entry requirements
For help meeting academic entry requirements contact our
International College.If you cannot find your country listed, please email admissions@brighton.ac.uk
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Course content
Areas of study
In phase one all students take the generic Mental Health route exploring the social and psychological contexts of mental health. Students also select an optional module from a suggested list of GPHSS modules relevant to mental health. During phase two students again select two options and also take a research methods module. Students taking the education or management routes choose three modules from the GPHSS relevant to their chosen route.
Phase three involves completion of a dissertation which facilitates research into an area of the students choice which is relevant to their own practice. For Mental Health MSc students this is a 60-credit module. For management or education route students this is a research methods module followed by a 40-credit dissertation module.
Syllabus
Phase 1 (PGCert)
Challenging Concepts in Mental Health
Social and Psychological Contexts of Mental Health
Option from GPHSSPhase 2 (PGDip)
Mental Health route:
Two options from GPHSS
Research MethodsMental Health and Education, and Mental Health with Management routes:
Three options from the GPHSS relevant to their chosen routePhase 3 (MSc)
Mental Health route:
DissertationMental Health and Education, and Mental Health with Management routes:
Research Methods
Dissertation
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Fees and costs
The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2013-14. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.
The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.
What's included in the fee?
When costs such as health or criminal record checks, field trips or use of specialist materials are incurred as a mandatory requirement of the course they are included in your tuition fee.
You may incur additional costs depending on the optional modules or activities you choose. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. Before you apply please check with the school that provides your course using the contact details on the left of this page for advice about what is included and what optional costs you could face so you can budget accordingly.
Our website www.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.
MSc MSc MSc (PGCert PGCert PGDip) Mental Health
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Location
Location
Falmer Our Falmer campus is located on the edge of the South Downs National Park on the outskirts of Brighton. Approximately 7,000 students are based here.
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Living in Brighton
Brighton’s rich mix of historic architecture, lively arts scene, varied shopping and cosmopolitan community make it a vibrant, enjoyable place to live. It is no wonder that many Brighton graduates choose to stay here.
Social scene
Alongside the traditional seaside attractions, Brighton is famed for its exciting social scene with a wide choice of pubs, clubs and restaurants.
Arts
The highlight of the city’s cultural year is the Brighton Festival. The event is held each May and is England’s biggest arts festival, which showcases arts and performance from around the world. Brighton is also home to the UK’s oldest working cinema, the Duke of York’s, which shows alternative and mainstream films. The city is also well known for its exciting music scene and hosts The Great Escape music festival.
Sports
Whether you take your sport seriously or just want to keep fit, Brighton offers all kinds of sports opportunities and facilities, on and off campus. You can also make the most of the location, and play volleyball, basketball and windsurfing down by the beach. The seafront is also the finishing point for the famous London – Brighton bicycle ride and the quirky veteran car run.
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Career opportunities
Graduates of this degree are well placed to take advantage of expanding career development opportunities for professional practitioners and service users.