Psychology of Mental Health induction information

About your programme

Module information

You’ll complete your course one block or ‘semester’ at a time. In each semester you’ll study modules. Some are core modules you have to take – others you’ll be able to choose between when you arrive, personalising the course to your interests.

In your first semester you will study the following modules:

• Foundations of Mental Health 

Foundations of Mental Health

This module serves to give a strong theoretical foundation for further study on the degree. A range of different theoretical approaches will be evaluated. The module will draw on the basic psychological science that underpins the knowledge and practice of caring for those with mental health issues.

Research which investigates underlying causes of mental health differences will be critically examined.

Although the module content is foundational, a critical approach to received wisdom will be followed throughout. Students will be encouraged to consider the effect that wider cultural influences have on research and theory and the underlying assumptions which drive enquiry.

• Credits: 20
• Psychological Interventions in Mental Health 

Psychological Interventions in Mental Health

This module will give students a broad overview of the diverse types of psychological and psychosocial interventions employed by mental health practitioners. This module will explicitly explore the link between theory and practice.

The way in which the academic discipline of psychology underpins intervention strategies will be highlighted, and those interventions will be critically appraised. The types of psychological experiences that are encountered in mental health settings and the way interventions are matched to client profiles is a focus of this module.

• Credits: 20
• Perspectives in Mental Health: Principles and Qualitative Methods 

Perspectives in Mental Health: Principles and Qualitative Methods

The module aims to increase awareness of research paradigms that are prevalent in psychology. This awareness is raised through the study and critical evaluation of research philosophies and methods of qualitative research. This module will also introduce you to some of the people who work and use mental health services in the UK and their perspectives in living with their conditions.

• Credits: 20
• Independent Project 

Independent Project

This module provides you with the opportunity to put into practice the research methods training you receive on PMH(7026) Study design and quantitative methods in research methods in mental health settings and PMH(7027) Perspectives in mental health. You are expected to design a project, gain ethical approval, recruit participants (if appropriate), collect and analyse data, as well as write-up your dissertation.

• Credits: 60

Further information about the structure of your course can be found within the programme specification document.