Workplace Health and Wellbeing (Distance Learning) MSc/PGDip

Program Overview

Workplace Health and Wellbeing (Distance Learning) MSc/PGDip

Overview

This online MSc degree programme will enhance your expertise in the creation of healthy workplaces that foster wellbeing and organisational effectiveness. The part-time programme is structured to accommodate the professional commitments of working individuals. You will develop your evidence-based knowledge on the principles of maintaining a healthy and effective workforce, learning from experts with an international reputation for research and practice.

Course Details

• Duration: Up to 36 months (part-time)
• Start Date: September 2026
• UK Fees: To be confirmed
• International Fees: To be confirmed
• Entry Requirements: 2:2 in any subject

Course Overview

This online MSc degree programme will enhance your expertise in the creation of healthy workplaces that foster wellbeing and organisational effectiveness. The part-time programme is structured to accommodate the professional commitments of working individuals. You will develop your evidence-based knowledge on the principles of maintaining a healthy and effective workforce, learning from experts with an international reputation for research and practice.

Why Choose This Course?

• No Exams: The course is purely assessed by coursework, meaning you won't have to worry about exams.
• Leading Experts: Learn from research-active, internationally recognised experts in occupational health psychology.
• Long Established MSc: Established in 2007 by workplace health and wellbeing experts.
• Flexible Learning: Our distance learning approach means you can study when and where you want.

Course Content

The programme comprises six taught modules and one research-based module that are designed to help you develop the knowledge and skills required to protect and promote workplace health and wellbeing. Modules are typically delivered between September and June.

• Core Modules:
  • Management of Workplace Health (20 credits)
  • Applied Research Project: Theory and Practice (60 credits)
  • Work-related Psychosocial Risk (20 credits)
  • Sickness-related Attendance Behaviour (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in Workplace Health (20 credits)
  • Research and Evaluation Methods (20 credits)
  • Promotion of Workplace Health and Wellbeing (20 credits)

Learning and Assessment

• How You Will Learn:
  • eLearning
  • Tutorials
  • Workshops
  • Webinars
• How You Will Be Assessed:
  • Essay
  • Online Workbook
  • Journal Paper Report
  • Research Process Review

Entry Requirements

• Home/UK Students: 2:2 in any subject
• EU/International Students: 2:2 in any subject
• Alternative Qualifications: We recognise that applicants have a variety of experiences and follow different pathways to postgraduate study.

Fees

• Qualification: MSc/PGDip
• Home/UK: To be confirmed
• International: To be confirmed

Careers

• Careers Advice: We offer individual careers support for all postgraduate students.
• Job Prospects: Our graduates are knowledgeable and influential advocates for workplace health and wellbeing practice in their organisation, sector, or country.
• Career Progression: 78.4% of postgraduates from the School of Medicine secured graduate-level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual salary for these graduates was £28,505.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This online MSc degree program enhances expertise in creating healthy workplaces that foster wellbeing and organizational effectiveness. The part-time program accommodates working individuals' professional commitments. Students develop evidence-based knowledge on maintaining a healthy and effective workforce, learning from experts with an international reputation for research and practice.

Objectives:

• Understand scientific theory and evidence concerning relations between work, health, wellbeing, and organizational effectiveness
• Apply scientific knowledge in contemporary work settings
• Create a health and wellbeing culture
• Use scientific methods to address workplace health and wellbeing challenges and opportunities

Outline:

The program consists of six taught modules and one research-based module:

Modules:

• Management of Workplace Health: Explores the definition and measurement of workplace, health, and wellbeing, approaches to identifying risks and opportunities, and strategies for prioritizing workplace health and wellbeing activities.
• Work-related Stress, Organizations and Culture: Examines work-related stress, depression, or anxiety, its management, and the application of psychological theories to its management.
• Absence, Rehabilitation and Retention: Considers attendance, sickness absence, presenteeism, and leaveism, and evidence-based approaches to employee rehabilitation following absence.
• Contemporary Issues in Workplace Health: Explores contemporary issues facing workplace health and wellbeing practitioners and the role of theory and scientific evidence in understanding and managing these issues.
• Workplace Health and Wellbeing Research and Evaluation Methods: Fosters a community of research practitioners who can collect, analyze, interpret, and draw informed conclusions on qualitative and quantitative data to make recommendations on actions to protect and promote workers' health and wellbeing.
• Promotion of Workplace Health and Wellbeing: Examines the business case for workplace health promotion, introduces contemporary psychological theories of behavior change, and explores how these theories provide an understanding of workers' behaviors and inform the design of interventions to encourage healthy choices.
• Applied Research Project: Theory and Practice: A year-long module where students conduct an applied research project, applying skills and knowledge acquired during the taught part of the course.

Assessment:

Assessment is purely coursework-based, with no exams. Methods include:

• Essay
• Online workbook
• Journal paper report
• Research process review

Teaching:

• eLearning
• Tutorials
• Workshops
• Webinars
The program begins with an optional campus-based workshop, with all remaining study taking place online. Live sessions provide opportunities to share thoughts and ideas with guest speakers and fellow students.

Careers:

Graduates become knowledgeable and influential advocates for workplace health and wellbeing practice in their organizations, sectors, or countries. Career progression opportunities are available.

Other:

• The program is suitable for individuals currently working in the field, those with a health and wellbeing remit within a broader role, and those aspiring to move into this area.
• Graduates contribute daily to creating happy, healthy, and productive workplaces.

| Qualification | Home / UK | International | | ------------------------ | ----------- | -------------- | | MSc | £11,850 | £11,850 | | PGDip | £7,900 | £7,900 |