Our Organisational Psychiatry & Psychology course is one of the first of its kind in the UK and Europe and is designed for people who wish to gain up-to-date knowledge and understanding of psychology and psychiatry as applied to the workplace.
Students include HR managers, organisational consultants, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses, occupational health professionals and psychology graduates wishing to enter these occupations.
Our course is approved by the British Psychological Society Learning Centre for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). It has also achieved accreditation from the Association for Business Psychology (ABP). It draws on psychological, psychiatric and organisational theory and evidence to examine the causes, effects and consequences of mental ill health in the workplace
You will be taught through a mix of lectures, seminars and tutorials.
Format
Basic Mental Health
Lectures (40 hours) | Seminars / Tutorials (10 hours) | Self-study time (250 hours)
Organsational Research Methods
Lectures (40 hours) | Seminars / Tutorials (10 hours)| Self-study time (250 hours)
Mental Health in the Workplace (OPP1)
Lectures (40 hours) | Seminars / Tutorials (10 hours) | Self-study time (250 hours)
Managing Mental Capital & Well-being in the Workplace (OPP2)
Lectures (20 hours) | Seminars / Tutorials (5 hours) | Self-study time (150 hours)
Strategic Interventions for Psychological Well-Being in Organisations (OPP3)
Lectures (20 hours) | Seminars / Tutorials (5 hours)| Self-study time (125 hours)
Dissertation in Organisational Psychiatry & Psychology
Lectures (0 hours) | Seminars / Tutorials (6 hours) | Self-study time (594 hours)
Contact time is based on 22 academic weeks. Part-time students attend lectures two to three days per week. Full-time students are expected to use (one day) on self-study.
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Course Assessment
You are assessed through a combination of coursework and examinations and may typically expect assessment by:
Examination (30%) | Coursework (50%) | Practical (20%)
The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they may change if the course modules change.