The University of Birmingham is a public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham, and Mason Science College, making it the first English civic or 'red brick' university to receive its own royal charter. The University have a long and proud history of firsts, at the University of Birmingham; they were the first – and are now one of the largest - civic universities in the UK.

At Birmingham, the institution teach and research across the full breadth of academic disciplines, creating a vibrant community with multi-disciplinary opportunities for research and education. The University is a truly international community consisting of more than thousands of staff, students, and alumni. The student community is not only one of the largest of any UK university, it is highly diverse, with 82 per cent of home undergraduate students from state schools, 32 per cent from a BAME background, and 35 per cent in the first generation of their family to attend university.

Core modules
Four core modules make up the MSc:

Core module A: Mental Health 1 - Principles of Mental Health and Disorder (20 credits)
Core module B: Mental Health 2 - Youth Mental Health (20 credits)
Core module C: Research Methods in Mental Health (20 credits)
Code module D: Research Dissertation in Mental Health (60 credits)
Through the core modules students will demonstrate a sound grasp of core principles of mental health, youth mental health and interdisciplinary research methods.

Optional modules
Students will be offered the opportunity to pick three optional modules in addition to the core modules.

Research dissertation
Students will also undertake a research dissertation. Students on the MSc will be offered the opportunity to undertake a research dissertation placement working on a current research project embedded in a research laboratory linked to the Institute for Mental Health at the University of Birmingham. This will give students the unique opportunity for one-to-one contact with world-leading research-active staff based at the University of Birmingham.

During the research project students will gain hands-on experience and knowledge in specific topics such as self-harm and suicide, youth mental health, or policy evaluation, and have the opportunity to work across a range of academic disciplines ranging from psychology to social policy, philosophy, and neuroscience. Depending on the topic and substantive contribution of this dissertation research, students will receive an MSc in Mental Health (Youth) or an MSc in Mental Health (Interdisciplinary).

Module combinations explained
Students will be awarded either an MSc in Mental Health (Youth Mental Health) or an MSc in Mental Health (Interdisciplinary Mental Health). The (focus) that is added to the MSc in Mental Health will depend upon the Dissertation topic chosen. The PGDip and PGCert will be in Mental Health only.

Award: MSc Mental Health (Youth Mental Health) - You are required to take all four Core Modules A, B, C, D plus three Optional Modules = 180 credits

Award: MSc Mental Health (Interdisciplinary Mental Health) - You are required to take all four Core Modules A, B, C, D plus three Optional Modules = 180 credits

Award: PGDip Mental Health - You are required to take three Core Modules A, B, C plus three Optional Modules = 120 credits

Award: PGCert Mental Health - You are required to take three Core Modules A, B, C = 60 credits

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it