Are you passionate about mental health and wellbeing? Do you want to support individuals and communities in maintaining and promoting mental health?

Our Mental Health and Wellbeing degree is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills to identify, understand, and respond creatively to the various factors influencing mental health and wellbeing. This will equip you to pursue careers supporting individuals, communities, organisations, and society in promoting and maintaining mental health.

Throughout the program, you will build a solid foundation of skills essential for effective practice in the mental health and wellbeing field. Ethical practice is at the core of the degree, and you will gain the knowledge needed to work in diverse mental health services, making a positive impact on individuals and their communities.

The course examines biological, psychological, social, cultural, and environmental factors that influence mental health and wellbeing throughout life. You will also gain an understanding of the different perspectives from clinical, non-clinical, and individual viewpoints, as well as the services across public, private, and third sectors working to improve mental health.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Examine key theoretical concepts, policies, and legislation in mental health and wellbeing, critically evaluating their application in professional practice.
• Analyse contemporary political, economic, social, technological, legal, cultural, and environmental factors affecting mental health on individual, community, and societal levels.
• Critically assess diverse perspectives and approaches to mental health and wellbeing across various groups and cultures.

Key Features:

• A curriculum designed to provide current knowledge and skills that are transferable across diverse work contexts in the public, private, and third sector.
• Authentic assessments aligned with professional practice, such as portfolios, risk assessments, intervention plans, and interviews.
• A lecturing team with a broad range of professional practice and industry experience to enrich your learning.
• A focus on personal and professional development to help you pursue careers supporting mental health and wellbeing in individuals, organisations, and communities.