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MSc Psychological
Medicine/Mental Health
- 100 % distance learning
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MSc Psychological Medicine/Mental Health
University Partner
London Metropolitan University
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In cooperation with
AIHE Academic Institute for Higher Education
registered
London Metropolitan University
Tuition Fee
Study fee:
instead of 11,850.24 € now 8,873.38 € (VAT exempt)
monthly instalments: 739,45 €/month x 12 months (VAT exempt).
AIHE GmbH does not offer any scholarships and cannot advise on country-specific funding options.
For UK students: If you live in the UK, you will not receive any state funding as you have a contract with a German not a UK institute.
Academic Degree
Master of Science
MSc Psychological Medicine/Mental Health
Title
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Type of Study
100% distance learning (no presence)
Attendance
Distance learning without any physical presence (100% distance learning)
Number of Students
15 – 20 students per cohort
Programme Language
English
Applicants need to show proficiency of the English Language by submitting a U.K. government approved secure English language tests (SELT) (min. level: B2).
Applicants may request the SELT requirements to be waived for one/several of the following reasons:
- They are native speakers.
- They live in an English-speaking country for several years and work there.
- They work in an international company where English is the daily language.
- They completed their secondary education in English.
- They already completed a degree programme in English.
Applicants have to write a waiver explaining the reasons why their language skills are sufficient and confirm this with their signature. They might be asked to provide additional supporting evidence (e.g. school certificates, letters from employers).
Start of studies
WS 1.9.*
SS 1.2.*
*Access to the learning platform, in order to be able to work ahead if you are interested, is possible immediately after signing the contract.
Application Time
WS 15.07.
SS 15.12.
Admission Requirements
First degree (at least bachelor) from a recognised German or comparable other foreign university
or
the equivalent of the first university degree is considered to be at least six years‘ relevant professional experience.
In addition, the following additional qualifications are welcome:
- Knowledge in the field of health care; this includes current and/or prospective medical practitioners,
- nursing professionals,
- paramedical staff,
- alternate healthcare providers
- psychologists,
- pharmacologists,
- social workers,
- care workers,
- and aspiring students from associated disciplines.
All those interested, which do not have a first university degree, must take an entrance test (written answer to questions) and an entrance assessment by video call.
Study location
Distance learning programme, registered as a student at London Metropolitan University:
London Metropolitan University
166 – 220 Holloway Rd
London N7 8DB
United Kingdom
Degree Award
After completing the master’s dissertation award of the master’s degree by London Metropolitan University
Scope
10 – 25 working hours per week
90 ECTS
Selection process
The selection process is based on the order in which applications are received, taking into account qualitative criteria and the outcome of the telephone interview.
Certification + Iso 9001
This master’s programme is approved by the „Zentralstelle für Fernunterricht“ (ZFU) in Germany with the registration number: 1106520.
AIHE is certified style DIN EN ISO 9001:2015.
Registered
Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur Schleswig-Holstein
Duration
2 semesters
It is possible to pause your studies for 12 months.
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Training focus of the
Master's programme
Foundations of scientific working
- Basics
- Evidence-based medicine + psychological Interventions
- Critical thinking/evaluation
Introduction to Mental Health
- Mental health disorders
- International conventions of mental illnesses (DSM-5/ICD-10)
- Law, legal frameworks & ethics
Psychological Interventions for Mental Health
- Perspectives on psychological well-being
- Psychotherapeutic approaches & their ethics
- Allied approaches
Neuroscience
- Medical basics
- Pharmacological psychiatric treatment
- Genetics
Nutrition & Mental Health
- Medical basics
- Nutritional effects and Mental Health
- Contemporary findings, diagnostics and therapy
Hormonal & Immune System
- Hormone system
- Immune system
- Contemporary findings, diagnostics and therapy
Master´s Thesis
- Written master´s dissertation
- Recorded presentation
Distribution of priorities
Master's Programme in detail
Scientific foundation for experienced professionals | without a first university degree
Holistic, scientifically and evidence-based, well-founded master’s programme for experienced professionals in the healthcare sector. For those interested who have extensive professional experience and leadership responsibility and want to provide their practical activities with a scientific basis.
Development of key competences | Master’s Degree through distance learning
Systematic expansion of pre-existing professional competencies and their foundation through the understanding of theoretical, practice-relevant contents and methods with an emphasis on classical and contemporary understandings and approaches in Psychological Medicine. Use of modern communication media in a distance learning format.
Trends and research topics of the future | Psychological Medicine & Mental Health
Dealing with current research and in-depth topics after the required medical basics have been acquired. Critical thinking and the scientific foundation enable the conscious use and further development of knowledge and skills as well as the acquisition of new perspectives.
For whom has this Master’s Programme been designed?
The master’s programme is designed for current and prospective professionals in health care. This includes medical practitioners, nursing professionals, paramedical staff, alternate healthcare providers, psychologists, pharmacologists, social workers, care workers, and aspiring students from associated disciplines.
Our target group
Self-employed practitioners
Clinical Psychologists
Psychologists
Alternative Practitioners
Therapists
Health Advisors
Trainers
Coaches
Researchers in Health Sciences
Leaders
Consultants
Health Managers
Heads of Department
Practice Managers
Team Leaders
Head of Clinic Administration
Practitioners
Medical Practitioners
Nursing Professionals
Paramedical Staff
Pharmacologists
Social Workers
Care Workers
Academics in Health Sciences
Medical Sales Representatives
Learning concept of the Distance Learning Programme
HIGH PRACTICAL RELEVANCE | INNOVATIVE DISTANCE LEARNING | INDIVIDUAL AND COMPETENT STUDENT SUPPORT | NO PHYSICAL PRESENCE
The learning concept of MSc Psychological Medicine & Mental Health is characterised by a high level of practice-relevant content as well as innovative teaching and learning methods. Its design as a pure distance learning course means that it is optimally focused on the needs of the target group.
The combination of guided self-study, individual student support and e-learning units offers students the possibility of learning independent of time and place, oriented to their own professional requirements and needs.
The use of modern e-learning modules guarantees students interactive learning as well as clear presentation and discussion of abstract content. Interactive Webinars and discussions in virtual space promote the integration of theoretical principles and methods into professional practice. The use of a Virtual Tutorial in the form of an online learning platform enables flexible and network-like knowledge transfer, which can be optimally varied and adapted according to individual learning needs and progress.
The provision of recordings as well as all learning material in electronic form facilitates knowledge management and asynchronous learning for students in a learning group with different professional conditions and freedom. In addition, this means simpler and time- and location-independent documentation and repetition of teaching content.
Overview of the Teaching Concept
Guided self-study
In contrast to a study programme with attendance or complete self-study (also: individual study), guided self-study specifies the learning content. As with individual study, teachers are not present, and the time and place of study can be freely chosen. The guided self-study, however, offers you a given thematic and temporal framework and concrete tasks, which are carried out in a self-determined learning process, but which have to be mastered in certain periods of time and in certain forms of learning and working. In addition, teachers and tutors are available to you as contact persons and to support the structuring of guided self-study. The teachers and tutors enable you to structure learning material independently in several ways, to compile suitable information and to use it for the respective requirements of your studies.
The MSc Psychological Medicine & Mental Health from London Metropolitan University and AIHE GmbH offers you a structured framework for a self-determined learning process. In order to achieve this, comprehensive teaching material and literature as well as study papers are made available in the “virtual tutorial” on a learning platform (more detailed description under „virtual tutorial“). In addition, there is thematic and methodological support from tutors, which can be used independent of time and place using common communication media.
Virtual Tutorial
The MSc Psychological Medicine & Mental Health of London Metropolitan University and AIHE GmbH uses the learning platform „Moodle“ for the supervision of students as well as for the structuring of their studies and for the imparting of learning content, learning material and other study-relevant information. For questions about the content of each Module, they can use the Specialist Forums, which teachers and tutors answer within 48 hours on weekdays. Furthermore, Forums can be used for exchange and organisational issues can be discussed.
All study-relevant dates and deadlines are communicated via the Virtual Tutorial. Students will be informed of each new entry directly via e-mail. All teaching material such as Study Papers, Core Literature as well as web links and other study-relevant information such as the timeline for course planning, tasks, work instructions and literature recommendations are made available digitally via the Virtual Tutorial. The Virtual Tutorial also includes individual support by teachers and tutors via e-mail on specialist and administrative issues.
Individual telephone & video consultation
The MSc Psychological Medicine & Mental Health of London Metropolitan University and AIHE GmbH offers you the possibility of individual telephone or video consultation for the clarification and advice on professional and administrative study-related matters. You can discuss methodical and content-related questions or learning process-related matters with teachers and tutors in flexibly arranged appointments. If required, learning groups of several people can also make use of the advice of teachers and tutors in the form of a telephone or video conference.
Live online Seminar
During the programme MSc Psychological Medicine & Mental Health of London Metropolitan University and AIHE GmbH there are many online-seminars with various contents.
In general, an online-seminar is a seminar held via the Internet which enables interaction and information exchange between teachers and learners. For the design and execution of the webinars in the Master’s Programme in Psychological Medcine & Mental Health, user-friendly software is used which offers a wide range of possibilities for information transfer and interaction. In the online-seminar, questions of contents will be deepened, discussed and applied live via video and audio, via file sharing, presentations, chat etc. The moderation is carried out by teachers and tutors.
Online presentations
The MSc Psychological Medicine & Mental Health of London Metropolitan University and AIHE GmbH uses Online Lectures on selected Module content or other study-related content. These are organized via user-friendly software. Teachers and tutors explain the corresponding contents via video and audio. Students can attend the lectures live, ask questions and, in addition or as an alternative, view the Recorded Online Lectures via the Virtual Tutorial.
Recorded lectures
In our recorded online lectures, module content is explained in a lively manner and classified by the teaching staff. The recordings can be used as often as desired for repetition and consolidation. The additional provision of transcripts, and audio tracks also supports various forms of learning. Our international teaching staff inspires with competence and experience.
Exercises
As part of the MSc Psychological Medicine and Mental Health of London Metropolitan University and AIHE GmbH, students stabilize the acquired learning structures in exercises through multiple repetitions and in assessment free form. The exercises serve to consolidate the memory content. In addition to the training of the contents within online seminars or other study and examination achievements, the students practice the module contents by working through the online quiz portal, which we provide, among other things, as an APP or smartphone and tablet capable for on the go.
Would you like to apply?
The application for admission to our master’s degree program takes place in three steps.
Submit your application
Apply electronically using the application form. But before you do so, please take your time to read through the information on distance learning and estimate whether you can and want to invest approx. 10 – 28 hours a week. There will be exciting and relaxing phases, but also phases that are temporarily exhausting. Think about your personal motivation. You should be able to formulate it very clearly for yourself.
Examination
Upon receipt of your application documents, we, the AIHE, review them and send recommendations for admission to the London Metropolitan University. They will decide if and who will be admitted and inform us of their decision. We will then send you the London Metropolitan University’s decision.
Conclusion of contract
As soon as you have received an admission letter, you can conclude the student contract with us. Study places will be allocated according to the order in which applications are received after confirmation of admission. As soon as you have signed the study contract and sent it to us and a study place (limited to 50 places) is available, you will receive the signed contract back. Now your place is secured.
University Partner
This course is carried out in partnership with London Metropolitan University.
London Metropolitan University:
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London Metropolitan University’s long, rich history starts in 1848 when the Bishop of London and the Reverend Charles Mackenzie established The Metropolitan Evening Classes for Young Men. 1851 Prince Albert is so impressed with the classes that an annual celebration of the students’ work is held under his patronage.
Over the past 100 years, the north London campus has developed into a modern, progressive centre with a strong reputation for widening access into education.
The alumni of London Metropolitan University include Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, comedian Vic Reeves, singer Sinead O’Connor, actor Noel Clarke and Cobra Beer founder Lord Bilimoria.
