Health Psychology

Understand how behavior, stress and habits affect health.

Degree levels
Master's
Credit hours
36 master's
Delivery
100% online
Enrolment
In preparation
Experience
Assessed course by course
Overview

About this program

This program is in preparation

It is not open for enrolment yet. A program opens for enrolment when its curriculum and courses are in place on the learning platform. We do not announce an opening date before it is set. Register your interest and we will write to you when it opens.

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.

Like every Berkshire program, it is built for working adults. Courses you already master through your work are tested and recorded with a grade. You study the rest online, at your own pace, with tasks carried out in your own workplace.

About professional licensing

This is an academic degree. A licence for clinical practice is granted by the health authority in each country.

Curriculum

What you will study

  • Health behavior

  • Stress and coping

  • Chronic illness and adjustment

  • Health promotion programs

  • Communication with patients

  • Research methods and statistics

These are the main areas of the curriculum. Your personal study plan lists the exact courses, their credit hours, and the courses you may claim through assessment.

Degree levels

Levels and entry requirements

  • Master's degree36 credit hours: 12 courses, including an applied project drawn from your workplace.
    Entry: A bachelor's degree or its equivalent, and professional experience related to the program.
    Fee: $590 per course.
    Status: In preparation.
Careers

Where this degree is used

Health educatorWellness program coordinatorPatient support officerPublic health program officer

These are roles this program relates to. A degree supports a career. It does not guarantee a position, and each employer sets its own requirements.

How it works

How your experience counts in this program

  1. Send your record

    Your CV, certificates and evidence of your work are mapped to the courses of this program.

  2. Sit the course tests

    Each course you claim is tested. A pass is recorded on your transcript with its grade.

  3. Study the rest

    The remaining courses become your personal study plan, with an expected finish date.

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Next step

Find out how much of this degree you have already earned

Send us your CV and tell us you are interested in this program. An admissions advisor will reply with a first reading of your record, and we will write to you when the program opens.

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