Health Psychology Research and Professional Practice MPhil/PhD

With our team of experts within Psychology at the University of Southampton, you can complete your Health Psychology Research and Professional Practice MPhil/PhD programme – helping you to take a massive step towards seniority in your profession. This Health Psychology Research and Professional Practice MPhil/PhD programme is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council - the statutory regulator for practitioner psychologists in the UK. Importantly, it is a legal requirement that anyone who wishes to practise using a title protected by the Health Professions Order 2001 like ‘Health Psychologist’ is on the HCPC Register. Our Health Psychology Research and Professional Practice MPhil/PhD programme has also been awarded a commendation for an observation of unique and innovative best practice by the HCPC. This was for its commitment to providing trainees with opportunities for peer support through the organisation of monthly update meetings with the other trainees and one of the Health Psychology Research and Professional Practice MPhil/PhD programme directors.  Furthermore, this Health Psychology Research and Professional Practice MPhil/PhD programme is also accredited by the British Psychological Society. The Society is the professional body responsible for developing and supporting the discipline of psychology and disseminating psychological knowledge to the public and policy makers. It is the key professional body for psychology and psychologists, with numerous benefits of membership. In terms of structure: a half-day of workshops and seminars is arranged monthly in term-time, allowing students to meet with each other and the programme director, and obtain expert input and training specific to the needs of health psychologists in training. As a Health Psychology Research and Professional Practice MPhil/PhD student you are also able to freely access the very wide range of training opportunities open to postgraduate students in the Academic Unit, Faculty and University. Simply visit www.southampton.ac.uk/psychology to learn more about this Health Psychology Research and Professional Practice MPhil/PhD.