About Child And Adolescent Mental Health (advanced Practice In Health And Social Care) in City University London
Developed in consultation with the national charity YoungMinds, this MSc will help you advance your career within services for children, young people, and their families and carers. It has been specifically developed for professionals from a variety of sectors, including:
- Healthcare
- Education
- Social care
- Nursing
- Allied health professions
- The voluntary sector.
This MSc can prepare you for a fulfilling and rewarding career in child and adolescent mental health.
Objectives
The Child & Adolescent Mental Health MSc will help you:
- Gain the skills, knowledge and awareness of child and adolescent psychological development.
- Promote child and adolescent mental health, identifying needs and recognising which therapeutic interventions are appropriate and why.
- Learn to provide collaborative and compassionate care and support for children and adolescents.
- Understand early identification, risk management and resilience.
- Develop your knowledge of assessment and evidence-based psychosocial interventions and contemporary issues in child and adolescent mental health.
- Enhance your ability to critically evaluate and reflect on your work or the work of others who care for individuals and families where there are significant concerns and vulnerability.
- Maintain the balance between working collaboratively while maintaining safe professional boundaries.
The course uses a sound evidence-base to prepare you for a career in a specialist workforce, where the development of ethical and culturally-sensitive practice and the placement of the child, young person and their carer are at the centre of decision-making and service re-design.
Academic qualification equivalents
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS :overall score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in writing and no less than 6.0 in any other section
- TOEFL IBT: overall score of at least 104 in a TOEFL iBT test with no less than 25 in the Writing section.
- PTE: overall of 68 with a minimum of 60 in writing and no less than 55 in any other section.
City University London Highlights
| University Type |
Public |
| Location |
London, England |
| Establishment Year |
1862 |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Mode of Program |
Full-time/ Online |
| On campus accommodation |
Available |
| No. of campuses |
1 |
| No. of residence halls |
10 |
| % of international students |
26% |
| Total enrollment |
20,210 |
City, University of London The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
- The tuition fee for international students varies depending on the choice of course.
- An estimated cost of attendance for City, University of London is tabulated below:
| Expense |
Estimated cost (in GBP) |
| Tuition fee (for undergraduates) |
19,000 - 25,500 |
| Tuition fee (for graduates) |
19,000 – 29,500 |
| Accommodation |
150-280 per week |
| Utility Bills |
10 per week |
| Food |
40-60 per week |
| Travels |
10-30 per week |
| Study Materials |
5-10 per week |
| TV license |
3 per week |
| Mobile and Internet |
10 per week |
| Entertainment |
20-50 per week |
| Miscellaneous |
20 per week |
