Integrative Health and Wellbeing MSc
University of Westminster
Key Information
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Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 Year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 15,000 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* international | UK: £9,500
Introduction
Good health and wellbeing are increasingly becoming a focus for governments, policymakers and researchers as we face diverse and multifaceted challenges in the 21st century. At the same time, growth in salutogenic approaches has led to the potential for more integrative, diverse and holistic approaches being adopted. Careers in health and wellbeing are growth areas in our economy.
In our course, you’ll evaluate the modern health and social care challenges through a multidisciplinary lens and explore interdisciplinary, systemic and community-engaged solutions.
It is imperative that health and wellbeing policies and practices, founded on evidence-based research, are developed to grow and support health and wellbeing in ways that are fit for purpose and sustainable. Our course has a strong focus on the application of research and evaluation methods to critique the health and wellbeing practices available for individuals, communities and societies.
You’ll be introduced to a broad and diverse range of concepts, including the impact of social prescribing and the well-being of individuals and communities, global approaches to health and wellbeing, policy development in health and wellbeing in the UK, and professional relationships and leadership in the sector. You’ll be encouraged to explore and generate transformative solutions to resolve challenges and develop critical responses to existing practices in these areas.
You’ll develop the professional skills and attributes needed to review, design and lead research projects that evaluate aspects of integrative health and wellbeing.
Our course emphasises entrepreneurship, and you’ll have opportunities to consider both the economics and suitability of health interventions and develop the skills needed for tendering and writing business cases.
Student diversity is welcomed, embraced and supported in this course and is considered to be a key strength for the future development of graduates that are able to meet diverse challenges in health.
On completion of our course, you’ll have a range of interpersonal skills, including leadership, facilitation, coaching, and reflective and supervisory practice. You’ll be able to apply wellbeing and resilience interventions which are key skills for professional leaders in health and industry.
Top reasons to study with us
- Our course team has extensive experience of delivering well-being initiatives into businesses, organisations, educational settings and healthcare settings
- Well-being is becoming increasingly sought after and supported as an essential component in society, business and education. Our course will provide you with the skills needed to become a successful well-being professional
- Our staff have strong links with employers in all sectors, who are involved in curriculum design and career guidance
Why study this course?
- Area of economic growth
Wellbeing is becoming increasingly sought after and supported as an essential component in society, business and education. - Multidisciplinary approach
You’ll evaluate the modern health and social care challenges through a multidisciplinary lens and explore interdisciplinary, systemic and community-engaged solutions. - Strong links with employers
Our staff have strong links with employers in all sectors who are involved in curriculum design and career guidance.
Career Opportunities
- Industry links
Our staff have links with companies in the public and private sectors, including the NHS, Microsoft, Ofcom, councils and schools, integrative health clinics, conventional medical settings, fitness and wellness centres and organisations. - Transferable skills
You'll gain the knowledge and experience to work in organisations and areas including charities, government departments, higher and further education, local authority, policy organisations, public health teams and statutory bodies. - Employers around the world
- The University’s Careers and Employability Service has built up a network of over 3,000 employers around the world, helping all our students explore and connect with exciting opportunities and careers.
Career development
Opportunities for part-time work, placements and work-related learning activities are widely available to students.
Our staff continue to widen and strengthen the University’s links with employers in all sectors, involving them in curriculum design and encouraging their participation in other aspects of the University’s career education and guidance provision.
Throughout the course, you’ll have opportunities to engage with the University’s Centre for Resilience, which provides high-quality, evidence-based human resilience training consultancy and evaluation services for the corporate and public sectors.
Job Roles
This course will prepare you for roles such as:
- Government policy officer
- Health and wellbeing manager
- Health and wellness magazine editor
- Health care support worker
- Health improvement lead
- Information analyst
- Integrated commissioning manager
- Transformation and quality improvement assistant
- Researcher
- Young people’s resilience worker
- Wellbeing/resilience coach and facilitator
Graduate employment
Graduates from this course could find employment in organisations and areas such as:
- Charities
- Government departments
- Higher and further education
- Local authority
- NHS Trusts
- NHS England
- Policy organisations
- Public health teams
- Statutory bodies
Westminster Employability Award
Employers value graduates who have invested in their personal and professional development – and our Westminster Employability Award gives you the chance to formally document and demonstrate these activities and achievements.
The award is flexible and can be completed in your own time, comprising a set of core and optional extracurricular activities.
Activities might include gaining experience through a part-time job or placement, signing up for a University-run scheme – such as mentoring or teaching in a school – or completing online exercises.
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Curriculum
You’ll learn in an integrative way drawing on experiential, interdisciplinary and community learning alongside collaborative co-creation of solutions to evaluate innovative real-world policies and implement health and wellbeing practices.
Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, workshops, simulations, scientific problem-based learning, and self-directed learning.
The following modules are indicative of what you will study in this course.
Core Modules
- Postgraduate Research Methods for Health Sciences I
- Research Methods II and Research Project for Health Sciences
- Policy and Practice of Social Prescribing and Wellbeing
- Global Approaches to Health and Wellbeing
- Dynamics in Professional Relationships
- Reflective Practice, Facilitation and Coaching Skills
- Wellbeing and Resilience in the Workplace
Option Modules
- Assessment of Health and Fitness
- Communicating Science
- Medical English
- Policy and Governance in Public Health Nutrition
- Science, Technology and Commercialisation
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible undergraduate students, which cover all or part of your tuition fees.
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