Program Overview

University Program Information

The School of Health in Social Science offers various programs for students.

Study Options

The school provides several study options, including:

• Undergraduate programs
• Postgraduate Taught programs
• Postgraduate Research programs
• Continuous Professional Development programs
• Scholarships and Funding Opportunities

Postgraduate Taught Programs

The Postgraduate Taught programs include:

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• Doctorate in Psychotherapy and Counselling
• Master of Counselling
• Master of Counselling (Interpersonal Dialogue)
• Master of Nursing with Pre-Registration (Adult)
• MSc Advanced Nursing
• MSc Applied Psychology for Children and Young People
• MSc Counselling Studies
• MSc International Counselling and Cross-Cultural Counselling
• MSc Mental Health in Children and Young People: Psychological Approaches
• MSc Mental Health in Children and Young People: Psychological Approaches (Online)
• MSc Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion)
• MSc Psychological Therapies
• MSc Psychological Therapies (Part Time)
• MSc Planetary Health
• Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Studies
• Postgraduate Certificate in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) (Online)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling

Postgraduate Research Programs

The Postgraduate Research programs include:

• MScR Clinical and Health Psychology
• MScR Counselling Studies
• MScR Nursing Studies
• PhD Clinical and Health Psychology
• PhD Counselling Studies
• PhD Health in Social Science
• PhD Nursing Studies

Continuous Professional Development Programs

The Continuous Professional Development programs include:

• Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Context, Contributors & Clinical Presentation
• Advanced Practice in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) (Online)
• The Assessment and Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) (Online) (CLPS11096)
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) - Level A
• IPT Level B
• Homelessness and Inclusion Health (On Campus)
• Homeless and Inclusion Health (Online)

Homeless and Inclusion Health (Online) Course

About the Course

This postgraduate course aims to understand extreme health inequities as they relate to homelessness and attendant health issues such as harmful substance use, mental health, and trauma. The program critically engages with contemporary issues, theories, and concepts within the sphere of extreme health inequities, homelessness, and inclusion health.

Course Details

• SQCF: Level 11
• Credits: 20
• Course Director: Prof Sarah Johnsen
• Start Date: January 2026
• Fees UK/EU: ｣1,690 (if taken for academic credit) / ｣945 (if not taken for academic credit)

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Develop a critical understanding of the intersection of extreme social inequities with health and housing.
• Critically engage with a wide range of social, psychological, biomedical, and political theories and concepts of homelessness and extreme health inequities.
• Understand key concepts in the field of health inequities and Inclusion Health, such as social determinants of health, multiple and complex exclusion, and trauma-informed care.
• Engage with a range of disciplinary perspectives on homelessness and extreme health inequities, including the perspective of experts by experience.
• Develop knowledge and skills in conducting and evaluating research in the field of homelessness and extreme health inequities through theoretical input and practical exercises.

Assessment

There are two elements to the assessment:

1. Written assignment (3 blogs) (90%)
2. Engagement in online discussion board tasks (10%)

Research Areas

The school's research areas include:

• Clinical and Health Psychology
• Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Sciences
• Nursing Studies

Current Research

The school is involved in various research projects, including:

• Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia
• The Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Research Centre
• Centre for Creative-Relational Inquiry
• Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health