Study options
- Starting in
- September 2025
- Location
- Whitechapel
- Fees
- Home: £12,250
Overseas: £25,500
EU/EEA/Swiss students
What you'll study
This MRes gives you the expertise to assess mental health problems, understand their origins and help recovery. You’ll learn about psychological therapies including individual cognitive behavioural therapies, cognitive analytic therapies, psychodynamic therapies, as well as group and family therapies. You’ll come to know which interventions may be helpful for whom.
During your experiential group, you’ll have the opportunity to become more mindful and experienced in working with emotional, behavioural and psychological distress. You’ll also learn about research methods in social sciences, and undertake an original research project.
By the time you complete the programme, you’ll be a skilled communicator, adept at expressing your ideas in spoken or written form.
Please note the application deadline for LISS DTP studentships is Friday 24 January 2025. These provide full-time students with a stipend of £21,237 per annum, and their fees paid. Fees for International students may not be paid in full. Additional funding for research costs of around £940 per annum is also available.
Additional costs
You may need to pay for travel costs to your placements.
Some placement providers may ask you to provide your own DBS assessment, which will cost between £30 and £50, depending on the provider.
Structure
- Four compulsory modules
- 10,000-15,000-word dissertation
Compulsory/Core modules
The module provides you with advanced research skills, including the ability to select and use relevant resources effectively and to devise research questions appropriate for postgraduate research. You will develop the capacity to undertake independent guided research at postgraduate level.
This module teaches you to use advanced quantitative skills appropriate for postgraduate research. Further, you will be able to analyse, interpret, critique and replicate published research using quantitative research methods and will acquire sufficient technical competence using SPSS to perform a range of quantitative techniques in your own research.
In this module, students will work on a piece of independently produced research relevant to their pathway, which can be clinical (based on clinical work), empirical (based on new research data) or synthetic (an evidence synthesis). Students will be assisted in topic choice and guided through the process by a personal tutor but will be expected to collect data themselves, or organise access to it, and write the thesis independently. Topics will be identified in consultation with potential supervisors draft from QMUL academic staff involved with the programme, and a topic list will be made available in Semester 1. Students will be asked to select three potential topics (with identified supervisors) and the module organiser will endeavour to facilitate students' first or second choices. Some topics may be broad enough to accommodate more than one student at a time.ussed.
This module provides students with knowledge about how mental health can be viewed in different contexts. From causal and protective factors to prevention, stigmatization, rehabilitation and social integration. It is also aimed at addressing contemporary issues, such as the impact of digital technology on mental health and the extent to which world crises can affect the onset and prognosis of mental illness. This module aims at enhancing critical thinking skills by giving the opportunity to reflect on the reciprocal relationship between the context and the individual. Issues or health inequalities, continuity of care and accessibility to mental health care are also addressed.
The module maps out both classic and contemporary work in mental health and relates theory to practice, particularly in psychotherapy. Research is drawn from a number of different therapeutic treatments, such as psychoanalysis, CBT, group and family therapy and 3rd wave therapies. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the effectiveness of each method and how these are used to treat a range of mental illnesses such as Psychosis, Depression and Personality Disorders. Students will be also submitting a reflective piece based on their clinical placement.
Assessment
- 67% Modules
- 33% Dissertation
Dissertation
You will also be assessed on a supervised 10,000-15,000-word dissertation. Recent titles include:
- Is cognitive behavioural therapy effective for young adults with major depression? A systematic review
- The efficacy of family interventions in relapse prevention in schizophrenia
- Art therapy: An effective adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia and schizophrenic-like illnesses? A systematic review
Teaching
Teaching for this MRes takes place on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday afternoons.
You’ll be taught through a mix of formal lectures and small group seminars. The seminars may involve student presentations, group exercises and role-play.
We take pride in the close and friendly working relationship we have with our students. You’ll be assigned an Academic Adviser, who will guide you in both academic and pastoral matters throughout your time at Queen Mary.
Where you'll learn
Facilities
- Access to Queen Mary’s comprehensive libraries, including the Postgraduate Reading Room
- Access to the large medical and dental archives at The Royal London and at Barts
- Mentors for non-programme related support, including careers advice
Campus
You’ll be based at our Whitechapel campus, the main home of Queen Mary University of London's Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, close to The Royal London Hospital. Whitechapel is a vibrant area, famous for its street market, variety of curry houses and the Whitechapel Gallery. The campus has its own library, state-of-the-art labs at the Blizard Institute and a Students Union with a cafe, bar, computers and bookshop. You can also use all the facilities at the Mile End campus, which is ten minutes up the road.
Queen Mary University of London’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry's fantastic locations in both east and central London also mean that you will develop your clinical skills and knowledge within a diverse local community.
We’re proud to work closely with linked NHS hospital trusts including Barts Health, Homerton, Newham, Whipps Cross and Queens’ (Romford).
We bring research, teaching and practice together, to create an exceptionally wide-ranging, inspiring clinical environment in which you'll study.
About the Institute
Wolfson Institute of Population Health
This course is based at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, which delivers internationally recognised research and teaching in population health. The Wolfson Institute is a part of Queen Mary University of London’s faculty of medicine and dentistry.
The work of our researchers and educators has had a significant impact on lives across the world. We provide integrated teaching and training opportunities delivered by leaders in the field. By sharing knowledge and pushing the boundaries of research, we will continue to advance population health and preventive medicine on a global scale.
Queen Mary is a member of the Russell Group of leading research universities in the UK and the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry proudly holds an Athena Swan Gold Award in recognition of our commitment to gender equality.
Career paths
This programme is designed for students who are accepted for doctoral research training through the LISS DTP Programme. It is also tailored to people who wish to pursue research careers in the area of mental health.
- 92% of Institute postgraduate taught graduates are in employment or further study 15 months after graduation (2020/21)
- 84% of Institute postgraduate taught graduates are in highly skilled work or graduate study (2020/21)
Fees and funding
Full-time study
September 2025 | 1 year
- Home: £12,250
- Overseas: £25,500
EU/EEA/Swiss students
Unconditional deposit
Home: Not applicable
Overseas: £2000
Information about deposits
Queen Mary alumni can get a £1000, 10% or 20% discount on their fees depending on the programme of study. Find out more about the Alumni Loyalty Award
Funding
There are a number of ways you can fund your postgraduate degree.
- Scholarships and bursaries
- Postgraduate loans (UK students)
- Country-specific scholarships for international students
Our Advice and Counselling service offers specialist support on financial issues, which you can access as soon as you apply for a place at Queen Mary. Before you apply, you can access our funding guides and advice on managing your money:
Entry requirements
UK
Degree requirements
A degree at undergraduate level in a relevant subject. A professional qualification and at least one year experience working in a related area will also be considered.
Additional information
Applicants must be accepted onto the ESRC Doctoral Training Programme based at Queen Mary.
Find out more about how to apply for our postgraduate taught courses.
International
English language requirements
The English language requirements for our programmes are indicated by English bands, and therefore the specific test and score acceptable is based on the band assigned to the academic department within which your chosen course of study is administered. Note that for some academic departments there are programmes with non-standard English language requirements.
The English Language requirements for entry to postgraduate taught and research programmes in the Wolfson Institute falls within the following English band:
Band 4: IELTS (Academic) minimum score 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each of Writing, Listening, Reading and Speaking
We accept a range of English tests and qualifications categorised in our English bands for you to demonstrate your level of English Language proficiency. See all accepted English tests that we deem equivalent to these IELTS scores.
Visas and immigration
Find out how to apply for a student visa.