The course is suitable for medical and other health professionals wishing to gain an in-depth knowledge of current thinking and practices within psychiatry

Standalone modules are an excellent way to enhance your knowledge and contribute to your continuing professional development portfolio. Successful completion of each module will provide you with institutional credit, but the standalone modules listed here are not designed to build towards a specific award (e.g. PgCert/PgDip/MSc). If you are interested in study leading to a named award, please view our MSc in Psychiatry.

Psychiatry is an area of medicine that all healthcare professionals will frequently encounter throughout their careers. From mild presentations of stress and depression to more severe psychiatric illnesses, our clinical understanding of these conditions has improved exponentially in recent decades.

Research into the genetic, biological, neurocognitive and environmental factors that influence the prevalence of psychiatric illnesses in the general population has a direct impact on our clinical applications to daily practice. Due to the complex nature of psychiatric illness, improved knowledge of psychiatry would benefit professionals working in fields supplementary to psychiatry and/or likely to come into contact with psychiatric illness on a regular basis.

As a world-renowned research institute in psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience, the School of Medicine is pleased to offer these standalone modules.

Each 20-credit, Level 7 module runs once per academic year and is delivered online as a part-time, distance learning module. These modules use a modern web interface, which is compatible with a wide range of electronic devices, from personal computers to tablets. Students will have access to recorded lectures delivered by subject experts, videos of patient interviews, interactive online tutorials, a modernised and flexible assessment strategy, online text books and e-resources.

We reserve the right to cancel the delivery of a standalone module. This could happen if a course is under-subscribed or if there is a change in circumstances. This is due to the fact that some modules have minimum student numbers required before they can run. This is to ensure that an appropriate quality of education can be delivered. When this happens we will issue a full or partial refund depending on whether any classes took place.

Entry requirements

Students wishing to enrol on this programme will normally possess an initial degree in medicine awarded by a recognised Institution.

Graduates from the following areas of study would also be considered: psychology, nursing, any healthcare-related subject or a biological science. Graduates from other disciplines may also be considered

At the discretion of the university, non-graduates may also be admitted on to the module providing that:

• you have held, for a minimum period of two years, a position of responsibility relevant to the course

or

• in exceptional circumstances, you are deemed to be able to demonstrate equivalent skills that are sufficient to meet the demands of the course

How to apply

Please contact our Postgraduate Taught Admissions Team for details on how to apply.

Funding and fees

Please check our tuition fees pages for these programmes.