MSc Mental Health and Wellbeing in Practice

Course Overview The MSc Mental Health and Wellbeing in Practice provides a strong foundation in the theories, principles, and practical skills needed for a career in mental health and wellbeing. The programme integrates academic learning with hands-on, work-integrated placement experience to help you develop therapeutic skills and understand the diverse factors influencing mental health across the lifespan. You’ll explore clinical psychology, psychiatry, and contemporary approaches to wellbeing in varied social and cultural contexts. Key Program Highlights Blend of theoretical study with a work-integrated learning placement for real-world experience. Explores mental health across children, young people, adults, and older individuals with emphasis on diversity and cultural perspectives. Develops therapeutic skills for working directly with individuals in mental health and wellbeing settings. Examines clinical psychology and psychiatry foundations to understand how mental health is conceptualised in practice and society. Critically engages with how mental health is represented in the media, cultu