StudyQA — Master: Psychological Approaches to Health and Management

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If you're interested in developing your career through improving your understanding of psychological concepts and applications in the area of health psychology and human resource management, this fascinating course is for you. It has been specifically designed for health professionals or students with a health-related academic background, as well as graduates from a variety of disciplines who wish to pursue a career in primary and mental health.

The course will equip you with the managerial and clinical knowledge required for these roles, with a focus on professional skills, the role of stress in the development of illnesses, the impact of personality and lifestyle variables on health and illnesses, mental health, interventions and links with areas such as human resource management and psychological testing.

The course seeks to develop understanding of the main models and theories in the field of health, mental health and occupational psychology, to provide an insight into the relationship between human sciences, and to provide knowledge of research skills needed in a practice setting. Students will make use of our well-equipped laboratories with extensive computing facilities, as well as developing managerial competencies (for example, leadership and motivation building) and awareness of their strategic potential.

The Master's team comprises nine members of staff, three of whom are chartered health psychologists, and three who have recently been appointed Professors in allied areas (Applied, Health and Occupational Health Psychology).

Assessment

* Research Proposal
* Research Report
* Critical Review
* Portfolio
* Log book
* Presentation
* Essay
* Computer based assessment
* Exams
* Case Studies
* Dissertation

The assessment strategy reflects the academic rigor expected of a master degree in Psychological Approaches to Health and Management.

The assessments are designed to test your academic knowledge, oral and written skills, use of literature using primary and secondary sources, critical analysis of ideas, connections made between theory, practice, real life situations and the understanding and application of professional values, to include ethical issues as detailed by the BPS.

This is not a BPS accredited degree, nevertheless because it run by the psychology division it follows the conducts of BPS. You are also given the opportunity to self-assess your work to help you to identify your strengths and weaknesses.

Throughout your university career in Psychology you will be required to take a wide variety of types of assessment to assess your progression and success. Thirty credit units have three assessment points and 15 credit units have two assessment points.

Feedback is given to students for each assessment point and it is expected that you will use this feedback for your own development and to inform your completion of future assessments.

The criteria for passing a unit are given in the University Regulations Section 3.1.7.

Examples of the range of assessment types are given below:

Research Proposal are used to assess:

* Your ability to design a research ideas
* Your skills to plan a project
* Your skills to chose appropriate method of investigation
* Your skills of writing it up a new ideas in academic format

Reports are used to assess:

* Your understanding of a topic
* Your understanding of the structure of a report
* Skills in research and statistics (information literacy)
* Methods of investigation
* Analysis of cases studies

Article critiques are used to assess:

* Your critical thinking skills
* Evaluation skills
* Breadth and depth of knowledge of topics
* Synthesis of academic material

Portfolios are used to assess:

* Your assessment of your own performance and learning in a subject specific area
* Breadth of understanding of issues
* Your use of different formats and writing genres

Log Book are used to assess:

* Your skills to accumulate evidences of practice of newly gained skills
* Demonstration of your newly gained skills with evidences

Student presentations assess:

* Aspects of successful group work (working as a team)
* Communicating ideas clearly and succinctly

Written essays are used to assess:

* your conceptual knowledge (your understanding of the material presented in the units)
* Your ability to communicate ideas (communication skills)
* Depth of knowledge of a topic
* Skills to write critical evaluation

Computer-based assessments:

* Factual knowledge
* Relational knowledge (how one concept relates to others)
* Breadth of knowledge of a range of topics

Exams are used to assess:

* Summative knowledge of topics in the course
* The degree to which you have studied the course
* Breadth and depth of knowledge of topics

Case studies are used to assess:

* Your in-depth understanding of a topic
* To illustrate how a theory or method applies to a particular instance
* Your application of the topic to real life situations

You should have a good degree or equivalent qualification. Graduate Bases for Registration to British Psychological Society is not required.Special Entry RequirementsCandidates may be called for an interview.The University accepts the following qualifications as satisfying the English Language requirements for entry to a Bachelor or Masters degree*UK Qualifications * TELAS 1 or 2 * ESOL level 2 * IELTS Grade 6.0 * TOEFL 550 / 213 / 80 * JMB University Test: Minimum Pass * Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: Minimum Grade C * Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English: Minimum Grade C * GCSE or IGCSE English Language: Minimum C * BEC Higher: Pass (grades A,B or C) * English for Business Communication (C and G) - Level 2 First Class Pass * LCCI International Qualifications - * English for Business (EFB) - Pass at Level 3, * English for Commerce (EFC) - Pass at Level 3 * Cambridge Overseas School Certificate: Minimum Grade C * Scottish Certificate of Education Standard Grade English: Minimum Grade C * Scottish Certificate of Education - Higher Grade English: Minimum Grade D * Irish Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level English: Minimum Grade C * Irish Leaving Certificate - Higher Level English: Minimum Grade D * Oxford High Lever Certificate: Minimum Pass * Warwick English Language Test (WELT): Minimum CCC * Certificate of Attainment in English (Edexcel): Minimum Level 4 * Anglia Certificate of English as a Foreign Language Proficiency * TEEP (University of Reading) 6.0 * Integrated Skills Test in English (ISE): Level III or above * Trinity College of London ISE: Level III or IV * University of Central Lancashire Certificate of Proficiency in English Level 3 - Proficient User Pass * Swansea University English test (SWELT) - Minimum Grade 6.0 * UCL Graduate Preparatory Course - 6.0 or above * London Test of English - Advanced Level 4 English Language Requirements CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 60 (Grade C)