About Child And Adolescent Mental Health (camh) Msc in University of Northampton

Our Child and Adolescent Mental Health MSc is a multidisciplinary course which aims to develop your understanding of child development and mental health difficulties in children and adolescents. You will critically explore the context through which children and young people experience distress.

This course is taught by practitioners and academics from various backgrounds, including but not limited to: psychology, counselling, social work and psychiatry, offering a diverse range of perspectives.

Course Details

This programme is designed for practitioners from health, social or voluntary services working in some capacity with children and young people with mental health problems at first or second tiers of service provision. If you are a psychology graduate or have studied similar disciplines like social and behavioural sciences, education and more, then this course is suitable for you. Relevant experience with young people is desirable, but not essential.

You can choose to graduate with either a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Postgraduate Diploma by completing designated modules or you can complete all of the recommended course modules, including dissertation, and be awarded with an MSc.

Methods of Learning

Teaching methods used on the CAMH MSc include:

• lectures
• workshops
• one to one sessions
• private study
• group work
• role play

Schedule

Each 30 credit module involves approximately 70 hours of formal teaching with some additional placement attendance where relevant. Formal teaching takes place on approximately one day each fortnight for part-time students and one to two days each week for full-time students.

The full MSc runs for one year full-time or two to four years part-time.

Assessments

Our assessment strategy is designed to include a broad range of assessment methods, in order to ensure that you have the maximum opportunity to demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for the course.

Assessment strategies used on this course include:

• essays
• case studies
• self-reflective log books
• critical reviews
• video recorded role plays
• oral presentations

There are no examinations on this course. The Research Methods and Dissertation module supports you in completing a supervised, but original and independently undertaken, piece of research that is assessed through a 12,000 to 15,000 word dissertation.

Scholarships

EU and International Scholarships

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TD Lewis Scholarship

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The Chancellor's Fund

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Entry Requirements

You will normally need to hold a first class or upper second class (2:1) honours degree in a relevant discipline from a UK institution or the CNAA or equivalent.

If you have a lower second class (2:2) degree or practitioner qualification at diploma level and can demonstrate your ability to work at Master’s level you will also be considered. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is mandatory for entry onto this course.

English Language Requirements

All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

• Minimum standard – IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) 
  with a minimum of 6.0 in each band for study at postgraduate level.

University of Northampton Highlights

University of Northampton Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

For all the prospective candidates for the institute, an estimated cost of living in the UK is as cpmipield below.

University of Northampton Tuition Fee

The tuition fee varies from one course to another. Following are some of the popular courses along with the tuition cost:

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University of Northampton Cost of Attendance

Basic list of expenses apart from tuition fee are as follows:

University of Northampton Application Process

Basic Admission Requirements

1. Certified transcripts of high school/college/university
2. One reference required
3. Statement of Purpose depicting the interest of the applicant in the chosen course
4. MBA applicants must also have a proof of work experience
5. Arts and design applicant must also submit their portfolio 

The outcomes of the English proficiency tests taken by all of the international applicants. IELTS, TOEFL iBT, and Pearson PTE are acceptable tests. The minimal IELTS scores needed to get admitted are as follows:

Additional Requirements

1. An overseas student who has been accepted must pay the GBP 5,000 deposit fee before the university would issue them a CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies).
2. Other documents for the visa application process are:

• Passport
• UK visa history form
• Proof of financial support