Master of Science - Mental Health and Wellbeing

The MSc Mental Health & Wellbeing will provide students with the comprehensive knowledge, understanding and skills to allow them to pursue a career in mental health and wellbeing. Students will engage with theories, principles and practices that contribute to improvements in mental health and will explore current local, national and global mental health challenges. Students will develop their insights into innovative responses to meet these challenges, within the context of complex political, cultural, geographical and economic environments.

MSc Mental Health and Wellbeing allows students to study mental health in a non-clinical capacity and provides them with the knowledge to work in a variety of roles in statutory and non- statutory, educational, health and social care environments. The course will develop students' skills so they can progress onto careers in areas such as postgraduate entry healthcare, mental health support, social prescribing, public health, health and mainstream education, campaigning and policy development, health-related charity work and increasingly, private sector organisations who are commissioned to improve particular aspects of health and wellbeing. The teaching team has links with community organisations, NHS Trusts, Kent County Council and Medway Unitary Authority Public Health teams to create a ‘bank’ of potential employers who advertise work opportunities directly to the students.