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Mental Health: Cultural Psychology and Psychiatry Online PGDip

Queen Mary University of London

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    Postgraduate Diploma

  • Location

    Online

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    9 Months

Course summary

This MSc provides an advanced understanding of how socio-cultural factors shape mental health, mental illness, and mental health care. With a particular focus on the role of culture in diagnosis and treatment, you’ll explore how cultural contexts influence the experience and expression of distress, as well as the delivery of psychological and psychiatric interventions. Through examining innovative models of cross-cultural care, you’ll develop the skills to critically apply theory to practice, enhancing your ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds. What you'll studyThis programme is designed to deepen your understanding of how socio-cultural factors influence mental health, mental illness, and the organisation and delivery of mental health care. It will equip you to work in research or mental health care related roles within multicultural settings in the UK and internationally as well as provide a strong foundation for further training as a therapist, social worker, or clinical psychologist.You will explore how cultural elements - such as belief systems, values, ethnicity, practices, and traditions - affect both mental health vulnerability and resilience. The programme also considers how wider phenomena such as migration, racism, and structural inequalities intersect to shape mental health experiences, and how these can be addressed in clinical practice and mental health systems. This includes consideration of the implementation of innovative therapeutic approaches and the adaptation of existing psychological models and care pathways to better meet diverse needs.You will also develop your research skills and complete an independent research project on a topic related to culture and mental health.

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 2,022month

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University information

Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London

  • University League Table

    40th

  • Campus address

    Main Site, Mile End Road, London, Bethnal Green, E1 4NS, United Kingdom

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International students experience the comforts of campus life while living in the heart of London, regularly ranked as the best student city in the world.
Research at Queen Mary is world-leading across disciplines, with its academics making a major impact across all subject areas.
Queen Mary is truly inclusive, with multiple nationalities represented on its campuses.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Medicine

    19th out of 40 14

    34th out of 118

  • Entry standards

    / Max 241
    180 75%

    14th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    98.0 98%

    31st

    2

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.94 74%

    32nd

    14

  • Entry standards

    / Max 205
    149 73%

    25th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    53.0 53%

    107th

    28

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.97 74%

    107th

    2

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