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Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)

Liverpool , England ,United Kingdom

MSc Health Psychology

MSc Health Psychology meets the Stage 1 training requirement for BPS accreditation. The course has a strong emphasis on psychological investigation and ethical issues.

  • Study on this course which is fully accredited by the British Psychological Society for Stage 1 Training in Health Psychology
  • Learn from an academic team that includes Health Psychologists registered with the BPS and HCPC and RAPPS Approved Supervisors for trainees continuing onto the BPS Stage 2 Qualification in Health Psychology
  • Access world-class facilities in the award-winning Tom Reilly Building

The primary goal of health psychology is to contribute to the understanding of how physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual factors influence health and illness within a sociocultural framework.

If you have an interest in how psychology affects health and illness behaviour, and how it can be used to enhance wellbeing and encourage healthier lifestyles, this Masters is ideal. If you intend to, or currently work with clients with long term conditions, you will also benefit from the course.

The curriculum aims to examine issues of coping and adjustment as well as relationships with caregivers. It covers all aspects of health across the lifespan, making the course suitable if you are working with children or adults.

Intakes

  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Application Process

More Information Required
10 Days
Possible Interview Call From Institution
10 Days
Provisional/Unconditional Offer
5 Days
Visa Process
30 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Careers support if you choose to study at LJMU
In this section we run through the many ways we will equip you for today's job market.
You’ll graduate with practical experience
When looking for graduate jobs, experience is invaluable. It’s something lots of graduates lack, so our degrees offer opportunities for work-related learning, which means that when you graduate from Liverpool John Moores University, you don’t just leave with a good degree, you can also leave with practical experience.

You'll improve your job prospects with our careers support
Our careers service can help improve your job prospects when you graduate. 
The importance of industry experience
To make sure that you have an up-to-date and commercially relevant degree, you will be taught by academics who are involved within their industry. We also invite industry leaders to give guest lectures to our students.

You can make use of our fantastic links with employers
We have strong links with big-name employers both locally and nationally – from Tate Liverpool to Barclays – which means that we can provide you with valuable work placements, paid internships and industry master classes.
Careers Zones
The Careers Team operate out of Faculty-based Careers Zones. As well as Careers Advisers, you can also meet with an Employability Adviser in the Zones, who can offer support with job applications, personal statements, CVs, interviews, postgraduate study applications, placement advice and much more.

You can also pick up a range of careers information and resources in the Zones, including our annual, school-specific Career Planning Guides.

CareerSmart
All students in their first year of study will have an opportunity to engage with the CareerSmart programme as an integral part of a core module of study. Once you have completed this, a wide range of other career-related provision and services will be available to support your development throughout your studies.

PSW Opportunity

2 years of PSW available after Degree course

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

You must have a degree awarded by a university that is officially recognised by Ecctis.

Holders of a Bachelor’s degree with pass rate of 53% will be considered for direct admission to Postgraduate courses.

You should have a minimum of IELTS 6.0 Overall with 5.5 in each component score or we may accept equivalent qualifications.

We will accept the following Standard XII English state boards with a score of 70% or above as an alternative to IELTS:

CBSE
CISCE (ISC)
A UKVI approve SELT is a compulsory requirement for students applying from the regions of Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh - even if the students have studied their Standard XII from CBSE/ISCE Boards

Qualification

Grade required (Minimum standards – courses may vary)

IELTS Academic (register)

6.0 Overall with 5.5 in each component

TOEFL IB (register)

78 Overall with R18, W17, L17, S20

Cambridge CPE (register)

Grade C

Cambridge CAE (register)

Grade C or Minimum of 169 with no skill less than 162

Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level IV (find out more information)

Pass in all Skills

Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III (find out more information)

Pass in all Skills

Language Cert (register)

ESOL (IELTS 6.0 equivalent) B2 Pass – no component below 33/50

Or

ESOL (IELTS 6.5 equivalent) B2 Pass – no component below 33/50

NCUK English Language Test (visit NCUK to register)

6.0

Oxford Test of English (OTE)

120 Overall with 111 in each component (equivalent to IELTS 6.0, 5.5 for each component)

Oxford Test of English (OTE)

130 Overall with 111 in each component (equivalent to IELTS 6.5, 5.5 for each component)

Pearson PTE Academic UKVI

61 (Minimum of 59 in each component)

Pearson Versant English Placement Test

62 (Minimum of 57 in each component)

PSI Service UKVI Skills for English test

B2 pass in all 4 components (equivalent to IELTS 6.0, 5.5 for each component)

Online English Language Level Test (ELLT)* (find out more information)

ELLT B2+ Overall, Reading 23, Listening 28, Writing 5, Speaking 5 (for courses that require IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each component)

Or

ELLT C1 Overall, Reading 23, Listening 28, Writing 5, Speaking 5 (for courses that require IELTS 6.5 with 5.5 in each component)