Psychiatry (UK Home student route) MSc

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Course Summary

Gain an MSc in Psychiatry part time in one of the following specialties: Neurodevelopmental disorders, Child and Adolescent mental health, and Neuropsychiatry. 

All UK home students must be registered health care professionals working with individual’s experiencing mental health issues. This can involve inpatient or community treatment settings in NHS or social care settings. Home students accessing the MSc Psychiatry must work in mental health in order to meet the course requirements. 

This course is a unique blend of academic learning and subspecialty clinical training. Face-to-face sessions have been designed to accommodate busy professional working commitments (one afternoon session per week). Occasional evening sessions and weekends maybe required. The teaching team are all experienced psychiatric clinicians or mental health researchers. Attendance will be one afternoon per week face to face (allow additional time to study and prepare assessments)

Download further information about our MSc Psychiatry (UK home student route) to find out more about what you will learn, the support you will receive as a student on this course, and more. 

We strongly encourage informal discussions before application with the Programme Leader for international and home students. Please email enquiries to steven.jones@chester.ac.uk

What you’llStudy

The MSc has three distinct parts to gain 180 Master’s-level credits. There are two clinical research modules: Critical Appraisal and Developing a Research Proposal. Clinical modules: these focus on the application of current knowledge. You will develop a detailed knowledge to the diagnosis and management of mental health conditions.

All students complete a 12,000-word thesis (dissertation). You will be supervised jointly by an experienced clinician and an academic.

Who you’ll Learn from

Professor Steven Jones

Professor; Programme Leader for Neurodevelopmental Conditions PGCert
Professor Steven Jones

Professor Sujeet Jaydeokar

Visiting Professor
Professor Sujeet Jaydeokar

Professor Taj Nathan

Visiting Professor
Professor Taj Nathan

Dr Mahesh Odiyoor

Visiting Professor
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How you'll Learn

Seminars, small groups, lectures, plus using a new clinical skills facility

Assessments include poster and seminar presentations, clinical audit, case study, written assignment and dissertation

This course is designed around in-person study

There may be some online learning activities

Clinical and academic taught module content will be delivered over one afternoon per week. As an adult learner and registered mental health professional, you will need to undertake private study. All students will have an identified academic and clinical supervisor on this MSc. For the clinical modules, you will always be working towards evidence-based practice that underpins clinical decisions. 

 

Entry Requirements

2:2 honours degree

UK/EU students must primarily work in a mental health setting, have a minimum 2:2 honours degree classification in a health-related subject, and must be a registered healthcare professional.  

This course is not available to international students.

Where you'll Study Wheeler, Chester

City centre location

Located within the lively city centre of Chester and overlooking the River Dee, Wheeler is home to most courses within Nursing and Midwifery, Health and Social Care, and Law.

Health and Social Care simulation suite

Our simulation suite emulates diverse healthcare spaces, ranging from a patient’s home and community clinic settings to acute care settings, including a Triage Assessment Area, Maternity Delivery Suite, Children’s Ward, and a General Ward.

Students working in the Nursing simulation suite

On-site library

Our on-site library houses extensive book collections, journals, and school-based resources, as well as computer suites and multimedia rooms that are ideal for Law students to access the Oxford University Press Law Trove, which houses all of their core texts online.

Social spaces

Wheeler’s café and coffee shop serves hot and cold drinks, snacks, and delicious meals. Meanwhile, the student common room provides a social, group work, and discussion space for students.

Fees and Funding

£9,360 per year (2024/25)

Guides to the fees for students who wish to commence postgraduate courses in the academic year 2024/25 are available to view on our Postgraduate Taught Programmes Fees page.

This course is not available to international students.

Your course will involve additional costs not covered by your tuition fees. This may include books, printing, photocopying, educational stationery and related materials, specialist clothing, travel to placements, optional field trips and software. Compulsory field trips are covered by your tuition fees. 

If you are living away from home during your time at university, you will need to cover costs such as accommodation, food, travel and bills. 

The University of Chester supports fair access for students who may need additional support through a range of bursaries and scholarships.

Full details, as well as terms and conditions for all bursaries and scholarships can be found on the Fees & Finance section of our website.

Your future Career

Job prospects

Medical professionals need to continually seek ways to improve their career prospects in an increasingly competitive job market where a postgraduate qualification is often now deemed essential. The MSc in Psychiatry provides a highly relevant qualification for doctors working in a specialist mental health setting, adding to your portfolio of qualifications and providing you with opportunities for professional development supported by expert clinicians and academics. 

Careers service

The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.

Careers and Employability aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.

We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs .

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