Child and Adolescent Mental Wellbeing
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According to the Mental Health Foundation, 10% of five- to 16-year-olds have a diagnosable mental health problem. Prevalence can increase with age, highlighting the importance of early intervention.
On this specialist Masters degree, you’ll explore children’s psychological development and learn about interventions and treatment.
If you have a degree-level qualification and a strong interest child and adolescent mental health, we welcome your application. You don’t need to be working in healthcare or mental health to apply.
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Join this course if you have experience in healthcare, or are new to the field
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Explore social and cultural influences on mental health and wellbeing
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Develop your knowledge of interventions and treatments
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Choose to study full- or part-time by distance learning
Study at an award-winning university
We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.
Careers
Strengthen your employment opportunities in the areas of health, social care and education.
You’ll graduate with an expert understanding of mental wellbeing issues affecting children and adolescents – and a range of skills that employers value.
There's growing demand for child and adolescent mental health practitioners, and you’ll find opportunities across the public and private sectors.
Teaching and modules
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the mental health conditions that children may be diagnosed with – and how they can best be supported.
You’ll focus on the significance of psyche development on mental health, and explore areas including language and cognitive development, social communication, behaviour regulation, learning disabilities, and coping mechanisms.
To gain a holistic understanding of children’s mental wellbeing, you’ll also explore cultural, social and family influences.
Finally, you’ll complete a Major Project. This is an opportunity to carry out research into an area of specific interest to you.
Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.
- Children’s typical psychological development: infancy to adolescent (30 credits)
- Children’s Mental Health conditions (30 credits)
- Family societal and cultural influences on children's mental wellbeing (30 credits)
- Research Methodology (30 credits)
- Major Project (60 credits)
It's possible to study this course part-time. You'll take the same modules as MSc/MA students, but sometimes in a different order or in different years.
As a part-time student you'll typically study for twice as long as full-time students. For example if the MSc/MA course takes one year, you can expect to study over two years, though for some courses this may vary.
- Children’s typical psychological development: infancy to adolescent (30 credits)
- Children’s Mental Health conditions (30 credits)
- Family societal and cultural influences on children's mental wellbeing (30 credits)
- Research Methodology (30 credits)
- Major Project (60 credits)
Facilities
Enjoy a range of facilities designed to support your studies and career development.
These include extensive library and IT resources, and careers support through our Employability Service. After you graduate, you’ll have lifelong access to our Alumni Career Centre.
You can also access support, should you need it, with study skills, health and wellbeing, and more.