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Master’s degree
- Length
- 36 credit hours, 12 courses, including an applied project drawn from your own workplace.
- Entry
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, and professional experience related to the program.
- Status
- In preparation
- Levels
- Master's
- Credit hours
- 36
- Delivery
- Fully online
- Experience
- Assessed course by course
- Status
- In preparation
Overview
About the program
For health workers and health educators. You study why people follow or drop treatment, how stress affects the body, and how programs change health behavior.
The Health Psychology program is designed for people who already work in the field. It covers health behavior, stress and coping, chronic illness and adjustment, health promotion programs, communication with patients, and ends with research methods and statistics.
Like every Madison program, it is built for working adults. Courses you already master through your work are tested and recorded with a grade; the rest you study online, at your own pace, with tasks carried out in your own workplace.
In preparation. This program is not open for enrollment yet. It opens when its curriculum and courses are in place on the learning platform.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- 01Health behaviorExplain the core ideas of health behavior and use them to read real situations at work.
- 02Stress and copingAnalyse a real problem in stress and coping and recommend a course of action backed by evidence.
- 03Chronic illness and adjustmentApply the methods of chronic illness and adjustment in your own organization and measure the result.
- 04Health promotion programsPlan and lead work in health promotion programs, and document your decisions to a professional standard.
- 05Communication with patientsEvaluate current practice in communication with patients against recognised standards and propose improvements.
- 06Research methods and statisticsAdvise colleagues and managers on research methods and statistics in clear, well-structured writing.
Curriculum
What you will study
The main areas of the curriculum. Your personal study plan lists the exact courses, their credit hours and those you may claim through assessment.
- 01Health behaviorWhy people adopt or avoid healthy behaviours.Core area
- 02Stress and copingHow stress affects health, and coping strategies that work.Core area
- 03Chronic illness and adjustmentLiving with long-term illness and supporting adjustment.Core area
- 04Health promotion programsDesigning programs that help people live healthier lives.Core area
- 05Communication with patientsCommunicating health information clearly and with empathy.Core area
- 06Research methods and statisticsDesigning studies and analysing data in psychology.Core area
Levels
Levels, length and entry
Your experience
How your experience counts
- 01
Send your record
Your CV, certificates and evidence of work are mapped to the courses of this program.
- 02
Sit the course tests
Each course you claim is tested on its own. A pass is recorded on your transcript with its grade.
- 03
Study the rest
The remaining courses become your personal plan, with an expected end date in writing.
Professional titles
The field, by title
Beside the degree, this field is planned as a professional credential, with the title written before it. A title is not a degree. How titles work.
- 01Expert in Health PsychologyFor people who have practiced Health Psychology for years and want their competence assessed and recorded.
- 02Consultant in Health PsychologyFor experienced people who advise organizations on Health Psychology.
- 03Trainer in Health PsychologyFor experienced people who teach or coach others in Health Psychology at work.
- 04Diploma in Health PsychologyA focused credential in Health Psychology, based on assessed knowledge and evidence of practice.
In preparation. No title is open yet; the requirements are published when it opens.
Careers
Where this program is used
- Health educator
- Wellness program coordinator
- Patient support officer
- Public health program officer
Roles this program relates to. A degree supports a career; it does not guarantee a position, and each employer sets its own requirements.