DOC DHealthPsych Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology | Part-time

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 27 months Full-time, 3 years Full-time and 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.

You will need: Home International Qualification requirements Show all sections Postgraduate degree (required for research programmes) a BPS Accredited MSc in Health Psychology (or BPS Stage I Qualification), normally at merit level or higher Undergraduate degree a good honours degree in Psychology and GBC Additional requirements Interview required All candidates will be interviewed Further information Extra Requirements Applicants must have a suitable pre-determined placement (paid or voluntary) before undertaking the course. RPL RPL is accepted on this programme International requirements Show all sections IELTS IELTS 7.0 (minimum 6.5 in each component) Other international requirements International students applying to study a full-time taught Masters, MRes, MPhil or PhD at LJMU should check if they require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme or ATAS certificate International students entering on a student visa cannot study part-time Further information Extra Requirements Applicants must have a suitable pre-determined placement (paid or voluntary) before undertaking the course. RPL RPL is accepted on this programme Find your country Please Note: All international qualifications are subject to a qualification equivalency check. How to apply Securing your place at LJMU To apply for this programme, you are required to complete an LJMU online application form. You will need to provide details of previous qualifications and a personal statement outlining why you wish to study this programme. Please note: Applications are open for January 2028 intake. However, there are only ten places available per year and competition can be strong. We therefore recommend early application. To help you to maximise your application success, and due to the nature of the programme, discussions with us - prior to application - are strongly advised. Please contact Programme Director: Dr Rachel Tarling r.m.tarling@ljmu.ac.uk

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

International students: £4,210 per year

UK students: £4,210 per year

UK/Home: £4,210 per year

International: £4,210 per year

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