Master of Science - Child and Adolescent Mental Health

This MSc degree offers an opportunity for comprehensive study in the field of mental health and educational issues of children and adolescents. Students will consider theoretical and practical issues relating to the main factors influencing paediatric mental health from biological, social, cultural and psychological perspectives. It will enable students to pursue or advance their career in teaching or mental health.

This Child and Adolescent Mental Health MSc course will provide students with an up-to-date scientific and academic knowledge that will allow them to pursue a career in children's mental health across health, social care, education and youth justice.

The course will guide students to develop an understanding of recent developments in the child and adolescent mental health field and help them to acquire skills useful in identifying and managing a wide range of mental health problems.

Students will develop the ability to conduct research and scholarly analysis focused on children and adolescent mental health. They'll also learn about psychological and developmental processes that contribute to children's positive and negative mental health and explore ways in which their knowledge can contribute to policymaking in this field.

The course will be taught by practitioners, researchers and scholars in the child psychology and mental health fields. The teaching will contribute to students' training needs and help them develop skills relating to the assessment, management and treatment of child and adolescent disorders.