健康心理学-MSc / PgD / PgC

健康心理学侧重于心理学，生物学以及社会或环境因素对健康及与健康相关的行为的作用。健康心理学家通过了解与健康相关的思想，情感和行为可能对个人产生的影响，促进更健康的生活方式并寻求改善幸福感。健康策略已经从疾病的治疗转向维持健康和预防疾病。这在威尔士语境下尤为重要，因为威尔士自我报告的“健康状况”要比英国其他地区低（ONS 2011），且危险行为水平很高（威尔士议会政府，2004）。
Health psychology focuses on the roles of psychology, biology and social or environmental factors on health and health related behaviour. Health psychologists promote healthier lifestyles and seek to improve well-being by understanding the impact that health related thoughts, feelings and behaviour can have on the individual.<br><br>Health strategy has been shifting from the treatment of disease to the maintenance of health and prevention of illness. The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act (2015) aims to improve the nation's social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being. This is particularly important given that relative to the rest of the UK, Wales has more older people and high burden of chronic illness (Public Health Wales Observatory, 2018).<br><br>This Masters degree In Health Psychology aims to produce high quality graduates that are in a good position to improve health and well-being by using specific psychological knowledge and skills. The programme is specifically designed with future employability in mind and provides a student-centred approach to preparing graduates for future training and / or careers. Some graduates go on to complete further training to become qualified health psychologists, but many others go on to work in health-related career roles including health promotion, education, health and well-being at work, research or develop their own businesses.