Mental Health & Wellbeing

This course is ideal for those wishing to work in the field of mental health and wellbeing, or who already work in the area but want to develop their knowledge and understanding to ensure that their practice is current and evidence based.

YEAR 0 (LEVEL 3) 

MODULES 

• The Skills You Need (Core): This module will support students to develop key academic, personal and professional skills required for successful study at Higher Education level. 
• Contextual Studies (Core): This module will introduce students to a broad variety of contemporary issues to stimulate discussion, debate, and engagement.  
• Fundamentals of Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing (Core): This module will explore with students the different dimensions of health, including key definitions of these and what factors influence and impact on them over the life-course.  
• Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology (Core): This module will introduce students to the major body systems and how they work, providing important foundational knowledge that will be built upon in future modules.  
• Professional Communication in a Health Context (Core): This module will explore with students theories and concepts of communication and professional language required by people wishing to enter a career in the health and wellbeing sector. 
• Fundamental Capabilities for Working in Health and Wellbeing (Core): This module will provide students with an overview of the 10 essential capabilities that underpin effective practice in the field of health and wellbeing.  

YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4) 

MODULES 

• Study Skills and Personal Development (Core): This module will enable students to develop key knowledge and skills for learning in Higher Education and working in health, mental health and wellbeing settings, as well as support them to set goals for personal, academic and professional development. 
• Health of the Nation: State of Play (Core): This module will introduce students to the 'state' of people's health in local and national contexts, identifying common physical and mental health problems and their and risk factors, as well as the sectors in which they are usually treated.  
• Health, Wellbeing and the Body (Core): This module will provide students with knowledge and understanding of the functioning of the body, including key health behaviours that help to maintain normal physiology, and the signs and symptoms of common physical and mental health problems. 
• Health Inequalities and Social Justice (Core): This module will enable students to recognise inequalities in health, mental health and wellbeing and understand their personal role in contributing to the social justice agenda.  
• Key Concepts in Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing (Core): This module will provide students with a grounding in key theoretical concepts needed to study public health, mental health and wellbeing, encouraging them to question common assumptions and develop a more reality congruent understanding of concepts and issues. 

YEAR 2 (LEVEL 5) 

MODULES 

• Mental Health Law and Policy (Core): This module aims to facilitate a critical appreciation of social policy and mental health law as it applies to practice, taking into account the potential for power imbalances and ethical/ legal dilemmas. 
• Mental Health and the Body (Core): This module explores the relationship between physical health, lifestyle factors and mental health and wellbeing. Consideration is given to the inter-dependence of many physical and mental health problems and the role of the medical model in the treatment of mental illness.  
• Personal and Professional Development (Core): Through taught sessions and a Work-Based Learning, this module will enable students to continue developing their personal, academic and professional skills and explore contemporary workplace issues such as emotional resilience, and person-centred and evidence-based practice. 
• Health Behaviour across the Life Course (Core): This module will provide knowledge and understanding of models and theories that explain human development and behaviour across the life course, and discuss their application to health, mental health and wellbeing-related behaviour. 
• Preparing for Real World Research in Health (Core): This module will provide students with knowledge and understanding of the nature of research, its value and place in the field of health, mental and wellbeing, and the research process. 
• Strategies for Health Improvement and Promotion (Core): This module will provide students with knowledge and understanding of established strategies for promoting and improving health, mental health and wellbeing, such as social prescribing, health education and a 'settings approach', as well as their application within specific populations. 

YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6) 

MODULES 

• Mental Health - Cultural and Societal Perspectives (Core): In this module, students will develop a critical appreciation of how mental health and mental  illness are conceptualised within cultural and societal frameworks 
• Approaches and Theories for Contemporary Mental Health Practice (Core): In this module, students will develop knowledge of approaches and theories that underpin contemporary mental health practice and how they are applied in real world settings to promote positive mental wellbeing. 
• Skills and Settings for Contemporary Mental Health Practice (Core): This module will enable students to develop a critical understanding of contemporary therapeutic approaches in mental health practice. It will provide knowledge and understanding of contemporary practices, including key skills for working with individuals and groups, and new models of mental health care provision. 
• Developing Practice and Preparing for Employment (Core): Through taught sessions and a Work-Based Learning, this module will enable students to develop a critical and applied understanding of key skills and attributes for professional practice, as well as reflect on and enhance academic skills including autonomous and independent learning. 
• Doing Real World Research in Health (Core): This module will give students the opportunity to undertake a research project in an area of personal interest related to public health, mental health or wellbeing. 

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.

Academic Entry Requirements

This course is designed to equip students with a range of knowledge and skills relevant to a diverse selection of roles across the mental health sector. This might include community health development, mental health improvement, social prescribing, advocacy, policy development and campaigning, and many more. Students are supported to develop a CV and to consider how to direct their professional development in order to respond and adapt to a dynamic and evolving employment landscape. 

Our Careers and employability service is there to help you make decisions and plan the next steps towards a bright future. From finding work or further study to working out your interests, skills and aspirations, they can provide you with the expert information, advice and guidance you need.

Application stage

If you are an international student who requires a Student visa, your application should be made via Centurus. You will need to fill in your details, upload any documents relevant to your application and confirm your student declaration.

If you are applying for a research degree, such as MPhil or PhD, you should click here.

The documents that need to be uploaded are:

• A scanned copy of your passport (including personal details page).
• Certificates and transcripts showing your academic progression so far.
• Certified translations of overseas certificates and transcripts where the document is not in English or Welsh.
• An acceptable English language certificate.
• Copy of Tuberculosis screening if you are a resident in any of the countries listed. More information about Tuberculosis screening can be found here.
• 1 academic reference letter (further references might be required).
• Evidence of finances to pay first year’s full tuition fee and to cover UKVI maintenance requirements.
• Evidence of work experience (where relevant).

If you have previously studied in the UK, you are also required to provide the extra documents listed below:

• A scanned copy of the passport page showing entry clearance in to the UK and return overseas.
• Copies of any UK visas you have previously held.
• Copies of Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) documents / visa letters for all previous studies undertaken in the UK.
• Copies of any visa / ATAS refusal letters (if applicable).
• Copies of any visa / ATAS appeal or administrative review letters (if applicable).
• Evidence of any removal / deportation / detention notices (if applicable).

For more information about the UKVI requirements, please read the Student visa guidance on UK Government website here.

Please note, once an application has been submitted all correspondence to and from Wrexham Glyndŵr University should be made via the notes section on Centurus.