School of Applied Health, Social Care and Social Work

Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing

BSc (Hons)

Explore why children and young people experience mental ill health. From pre-conception to adulthood, investigate the influences on wellbeing, barriers to treatment and how mental health develops as they grow.

Counselling & Psychotherapy

BA (Hons)

Gain experience with real clients using a person-centred experiential (PCE) model of therapy on our counselling and psychotherapy degree. Learn to help people confront and conquer challenges they face and graduate ready for a rewarding career as a PCE therapist.

Critical Approaches to Counselling & Psychotherapy

BSc (Hons)

Develop self-awareness and empathic relationship skills for supporting others with their emotional wellbeing on our critical approaches to counselling and psychotherapy degree. Then use your new abilities with individuals and groups, in your local community and overseas.

Health & Social Wellbeing

BA (Hons)

What are the main influences on human health and wellbeing? We’ll help you understand the challenges of this area with key theories, policies, and practice. Prepare for a future in the fascinating field of health and social wellbeing.

Integrated Children & Young People’s Practice

BSc (Hons)

Develop skills in reflective practice and enhance your ability to work across professional and traditional boundaries, as part of the Children’s Workforce, on this conversion degree.

Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner: Specialist Adult Mental Health

University Advanced Certificate

Train as a mental health and wellbeing practitioner and learn how to support adults experiencing severe and enduring mental ill health, by delivering psychologically informed, low intensity interventions

Nutrition & Health

BSc (Hons)

Explore the vital role of nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention. Join us to unravel the fascinating role of food and nutrition. Gain eligibility to apply for Direct Entry as a Registered Associate Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition.

Social Work

BA (Hons)

Ready to make a difference? Train as a social worker to help people and their families. With support from our experienced team and guest lecturers, you’ll prepare for this rewarding role and gain eligibility to register with Social Work England.

Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing

MSc

Become the children’s mental health leader you want to see. Champion change that promotes and protects the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people based on evidence-backed research.

Education Mental Health Practitioner for Children and Young People

PGDip

Study with us for a year and learn how to support children and young people with mental health problems. As an Education Mental Health Practitioner, you’ll play a key role in the government’s Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) initiative.

Learning Disability and/or Autism

PGCert

Join an online programme for multi-disciplinary and professionally qualified practitioners who are seeking to deliver person-centred care and improve service delivery for children, young people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism.

Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner: Specialist Adult Mental Health

PGCert

Train as a mental health and wellbeing practitioner and learn how to support adults experiencing severe and enduring mental ill health, by delivering psychologically informed, low intensity interventions.

Psychotherapy and Counselling – Contemporary Creative Approaches

MSc

Explore creative and expressive person-centred experiential therapy. Learn contemporary creative approaches to psychotherapy and counselling as you develop your practice. This course is approved by the UK Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners.

Public Health Nutrition

MSc

Ready to unravel the science of nutrition and the relationship between diet and health? Our Masters degree allows you to explore the role of nutrition in disease prevention, improving life expectancy and protecting the health of people and the planet.

Supervision: Children and Young People’s Mental Health & Wellbeing

PGCert

We’ve designed this course for experienced mental health practitioners. We’ll help you develop the skills and knowledge needed to provide supervision to other Education Mental Health Practitioners as part of the Mental Health in Schools Team initiative.