Course Overview

The MA Health and Wellbeing is designed to meet the career development needs of health and social care professionals in the UK.

The course will increase your awareness of the social, technological, economic, political, and environmental changes taking place within health and social care, whether in the public, private, or voluntary sectors, enabling you to take your career to the next stage.

You will study core modules in the development of local, national, and international health and social care policy, the influence of sociology, psychology, and ethics on our understanding of health and wellbeing, the issues of health and social care provision in remote and rural areas as well as gaining skills in research methods.

You will study part-time through fully supported online learning, with lectures, tutorials, and other materials accessible via the university’s virtual learning environment (VLE).  You will receive regular support from your tutors and peers via online discussions, telephone, and email; whichever suits you best.

Special features

• Staff teaching in the program have won UHI HISA Awards for: 

  • Best Online Tutor (2019)

  • Best Personal Academic Tutor/Learning Support (2020)

  • Most Inspiring Lecturer (2022)

• and been Highly Recommended for: 

  • Best Online Tutor (2020)

  • Best Personal Academic Tutor/Learning Support (2021)

  • Best Research/Dissertation Supervisor Highly Recommended (2022)

General Eligibility

• 2:1 honours degree, or equivalent OR 

• Postgraduate diploma award or a professional qualification recognised as being equivalent to an honours degree

• Applicants with a 2:2 honours degree or below, an ordinary degree or DipHE in a relevant subject, plus relevant professional experience may also be considered through successful completion of the admissions essay

• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and/or Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) may also be considered

• All students should be in employment and/or engaged in voluntary activities

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

Language Requirement

• Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.5 or equivalent

  English (PTE) Academic-62 average with 55 in each component

  TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 88 or above with min 20 in each section