M.Sc.Clinical Health Psychology
| Study location | Lithuania, Kaunas |
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| Academic field | Social services (ISCED 76) |
| Type | Master, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | M.Sc. (Master's Degree in Social Sciences) |
| Course code | 6211JX003 |
| Tuition fee | €5,266 per year |
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| Application fee | €150 one-time |
| Deposit | €250 one-time Non-refundable. |
| Registration fee | To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) BSc in Health Psychology or related study field. Applicants must upload education documents in original language, as well as translations into English. Diplomas and transcripts issued outside EU must be legalized with a legalization stamp or Apostille. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. Please, upload in the system scan copies in good quality of your education certificates and diplomas. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English One of next variants, if you have no any of this certificates you can pass University or Baltic Center Exams: |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. |
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Overview
Clinical Health Psychology aims to educate competent psychologists with a solid knowledge and skills in health promotion, rehabilitation and helping people with disorders through the psychological methods and procedures. Students learn and practice psychological counselling and psychological evaluation in various health disorders, improve communication and collaboration with other health care specialists. Moreover, students have a chance to choose one of the 5 possible specializations: Onco-psychology, Neuropsychology, Children and family psychology, Rehabilitation psychology, Addiction psychology.
WHY STUDY CLINICAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AT LSMU?
Degree recognized in the EU. The programme is prepared according to the EuroPsy requirements;
This program especially well meets the needs of the students who want to proceed their career in health care sector, work in a health care team;
The University offers opportunities to develop practical skills in various healthcare areas as well as in the largest clinical hospital in the Baltic States;
The University provides a variety of laboratories and equipment for experiments in psychology and neurosciences as well as an opportunity to implement innovative ideas in the Centre of Psychological Well-being and Health Education;
Multicultural environment of 70 countries make up more than 17 % of total student population at LSMU;
Possibility to do an internship in another country;
Possibility to spend a semester abroad with the Erasmus+ exchange program;
Support system for students’ adaptation: mentoring, tutoring and psychological counselling.
Programme structure
YEAR 1
Behavior, stress and health, Psychological counselling in health care, Clinical psychological evaluation I, Research in clinical health psychology, Specialization in health psychology, Psychotherapy and psychopharmacotherapy, Clinical psychological evaluation II, Specialization in health psychology, Planning and management of mental health projects
YEAR 2
Internship, Master thesis
Career opportunities
AFTER GRADUATION YOU CAN:
Work as a psychologist or in supervised practice in health care or other fields according to the national requirements;
Work as research psychologist in University or Government agency;
Work in the projects;
Continue your education in Doctoral programs;
Work in health, social, educational and organizational sectors