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DOC DHealthPsych Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology

Name: DOC DHealthPsych Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology
Price: 18740 GBP

Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool, United Kingdom

LJMU UK

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Tuition, internationalGBP 18,740per yearCheck the fee on Liverpool John Moores University's page

Year one, for your visa

Tuition: GBP 18,740
Living costs, 9 × GBP 1,171: GBP 10,539
To show for your visa: GBP 29,279

UKVI's living-cost figure outside London (GBP 1,529 in London), as gov.uk showed it on 24 October 2026. Check gov.uk

Also before you travel: the visa fee, GBP 558, and the health surcharge, GBP 776 for each year of your visa. Plan your first year

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IELTS 7.0 overall, no part below 6.5

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Level: Professional Doctorates
Duration: 27 months
Mode: Part-time
Subject: Psychology
Location: United Kingdom
IELTS: 7.0 overall, no part below 6.5

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Overview

LJMU's Prof Doc in Health Psychology meets the requirements for BPS Stage Two training in Health Psychology and leads to eligibility for registration with the HCPC. Choose this programme which meets the requirements for BPS Stage Two training in health psychology and leads to eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Benefit from studying on a course that is British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited and HCPC approved Experience quality training and supervision on a course underpinned by high-grade research and practice activity Learn from enthusiastic, expert staff offering supportive learning opportunities Enjoy career opportunities in the health industry, healthcare provision, teaching and research Option to study 3 years Full-time, 4 years Part-time or 6 years Part-time Health psychology is an exciting new discipline with growing opportunities for qualified professionals. The DHealthPsych programme is underpinned by a strong focus on equipping the future Health Psychologist for a range of professional scenarios. In keeping with the nationally agreed curriculum competences for Health Psychologists, you will be developing your skills in teaching and training, behaviour change interventions, research, consultancy and demonstrating that you have the generic professional skills needed to qualify in this field. This is achieved through your own job role, taught sessions on the programme and extensive supervision. Staff in the School of Psychology produce high quality research in a range of areas in health psychology. Areas of expertise include pain, disability, patient-reported outcome measurement, positive psychology, obesity and health cognition. Staff have long-standing expertise in training and developing future Health Psychologists.

Entry requirements

Master's degree	Merit
Other conditions	interview · …good honours degree in Psychology and GBC Additional requirements Interview required All candidates will be interviewed Further information Extra Requirements To become a Health Psychologist, you must…

English language requirements

IELTS	7.0 overall, no part below 6.5

IELTS IELTS 7.0 (minimum 6.5 in each component) Other international requirements International students applying to study a full-time taught Mast

Fees

International students: £18,740 per year

UK students: £8,370 per year

Start dates

January

Campus

Liverpool John Moores University, City Campus, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Scholarships at Liverpool John Moores University

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Postgraduate International Achievement Scholarship£3,500.00 (US$ 4,520)

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Plan your first year

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TuitionGBP 18,740

Visa application, from outside the UKGBP 558

Health surcharge, first year how it is chargedGBP 776

Living costs a month Starts at UKVI's figure outside London. Rent, food, travel, phone.Months

First year in totalGBP 34,126

The health surcharge is paid for the whole visa when you apply; one year is counted here. Figures as gov.uk showed them on 24 October 2026.

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Liverpool, North West, United Kingdom

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