Doctor of Health Psychology 36 months PHD Program By UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 301-330QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

36 monthsProgram duration

Application Deadline

14 Apr, 2025Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

PsychologyMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

For individuals working in a health setting, this course provides the knowledge and skills to develop careers and become a Chartered Psychologist. You will come to UWE Bristol for around 12 Doctorate Training Days and supervision meetings each year over three years, while working in your existing role as you carry out your research. You receive strong course support in person and online, so wherever you are in the country you can be sure of the best support.

Outstanding professional support

You will learn from our outstanding team of HCPC-registered Health Psychologists, benefiting from their expertise in research, behaviour change, consultancy and teaching and training and their extensive professional network and strong links in the region. Each year ends with a review day, where you can speak to tutors face to face about your progress.

You will prepare for accreditation as a Chartered Psychologist through training and supervision in five areas of competency. These five areas are specified by the British Psychological Society's Board of Examiners in Health Psychology. On completing this course you'll be eligible to apply for the Register of Health Psychologists held by the Health and Care Professions Council.

The BPS accreditation team commends this course based on:

  • the high level of student satisfaction and the resources and facilities that support their training
  • the high level of support the academic team provides, and their accessibility and approachability
  • the strong research experience and wide-ranging expertise of the programme team, and its commitment and enthusiasm to the course
  • the forward-looking nature of the course, including the commitment to its continual development
  • the programme team's responsiveness to feedback from students, employers and professional bodies
  • the diversity of the assessment methods and our commitment to developing new ones.
  • the emphasis on integrating theory and practice at every stage.

Program overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

For individuals working in a health setting, this course provides the knowledge and skills to develop careers and become a Chartered Psychologist. You will come to UWE Bristol for around 12 Doctorate Training Days and supervision meetings each year over three years, while working in your existing role as you carry out your research. You receive strong course support in person and online, so wherever you are in the country you can be sure of the best support.

Outstanding professional support

You will learn from our outstanding team of HCPC-registered Health Psychologists, benefiting from their expertise in research, behaviour change, consultancy and teaching and training and their extensive professional network and strong links in the region. Each year ends with a review day, where you can speak to tutors face to face about your progress.

You will prepare for accreditation as a Chartered Psychologist through training and supervision in five areas of competency. These five areas are specified by the British Psychological Society's Board of Examiners in Health Psychology. On completing this course you'll be eligible to apply for the Register of Health Psychologists held by the Health and Care Professions Council.

The BPS accreditation team commends this course based on:

  • the high level of student satisfaction and the resources and facilities that support their training
  • the high level of support the academic team provides, and their accessibility and approachability
  • the strong research experience and wide-ranging expertise of the programme team, and its commitment and enthusiasm to the course
  • the forward-looking nature of the course, including the commitment to its continual development
  • the programme team's responsiveness to feedback from students, employers and professional bodies
  • the diversity of the assessment methods and our commitment to developing new ones.
  • the emphasis on integrating theory and practice at every stage.

Admission Requirements

6.5+

You should have:

  • UK honours degree at 2.1 or above (or equivalent international qualification)
  • Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society
  • MSc Health Psychology to a minimum of merit grade (or equivalent) accredited by the British Psychological Society as providing Stage 1 of the Practitioner Health Psychologist qualification
  • A health-related job role (paid or voluntary) on applying, in which you can fulfil the majority of the Stage 2 competencies in Health Psychology.

If you don't have BPS Stage 1 accredited MSc Health Psychology, you'll need to indicate whether the material covered in your MSc Health Psychology maps onto specified standards of proficiency listed by the Health and Care Professions Council. You'll be provided with further information and an accredited prior learning form on receipt of your application.

Disclosure of Criminal Background  - the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 does not apply and all convictions, including those which are spent, must be disclosed. Applicants who are offered a place must undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and will be required to complete a Disclosure Application Form. All information will be treated in confidence and only taken into account when absolutely necessary.

All short listed candidates will be required to attend interview.

How to apply

The deadline for applications is  Monday 14 April 2025, but we may close earlier due to high demand. 

All applications will be reviewed after the closing date. If you apply after the deadline, we can't guarantee that we'll consider your application.

If you're selected for interview, these will be held online in May (between 5 and 23 May). Decisions will be made no later than 6 June.

Depending on application numbers for the course, we may need to put some applicants on a reserve interview list when shortlisting for interview. You'll be notified of this following the application deadline. We may also need to operate a reserve list for places on the course following interviews.

14 Apr 2025
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