MSc Child Adolescent Mental Health Wellbeing

The MSc Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing at Edge Hill University is designed to give you the knowledge and practical skills necessary to drive change in young people’s mental health and wellbeing. It is a one-year full-time (or two-year part-time) programme that equips you with the tools to influence practice through evidence-based leadership.

Aligned with Department for Education assurance for senior mental health lead training, this course covers core areas such as trauma and complexity, innovation in mental health, leadership and transformation, research methods, wellness and early help, and multi-agency working. When you graduate with this degree, you will know how to challenge and implement best practice and lead in mental health services for children and young people.

In this programme, you will learn through a blend of lectures, seminars, workshops, experiential modules, and independent study, supported by a strong focus on collaborative and reflective learning. Assessment is done through a combination of scenario-based activities, patchwork text production, reflective portfolios, presentations, and a final dissertation of publishable quality.

Based in Lancashire, Edge Hill University was founded in 1885. It offers a first-rate academic setting with outstanding instruction and significant research. The university currently enrols about 5,000 postgraduate students from around the globe in addition to nearly 10,000 full-time and 3,000 part-time undergraduate students.

Among many other honours, Edge Hill has been named one of the top four universities in the Northwest by the Complete University Guide 2025 and one of the top 35 universities in the United Kingdom by the Guardian University Guide 2024 for its exceptional instruction.

To study MSc Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing at Edge Hill University, you must meet the following requirements:

Grade Requirements:

• You should have a bachelor's degree classification from second-class (2:2 and above) in a relevant subject like child and adolescent mental health, child health and wellbeing, health and social care, psychology, sociology or education.

English Proficiency:

• Non-native English speakers may need to demonstrate proficiency in the language, typically through an IELTS score of at least 6.5. TOEFL or other equivalents are also accepted.

The tuition fee (2025/2026 session) to study MSc Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing at Edge Hill University is £17,000 per year of study.

There are many ways for international students to pay for their education at Edge Hill University. For example, undergraduate students may be eligible for a £3,000 tuition fee reduction in their first year. Likewise, students who enrol in full-time postgraduate programmes are automatically eligible for a similar amount of discount, though there are some exceptions.

With an MSc Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing from Edge Hill University, you are open to the jobs below:

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Practitioner
• School Counsellor
• Youth Mental Health Worker
• Family Support Worker
• Researcher in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

To apply for this course, you will need to go through the university’s postgraduate application portal. To find out more about this process, speak to one of our trained counsellors.