Overview
Why choose this programme
At the Health Psychology programme of the University of Surrey, we investigate the processes influencing behaviours and behaviour change in health promoting contexts with a focus on exercise uptake, smoking cessation and weight management. We address issues of comorbidity, examine the onset and management of both common and rare chronic conditions, and evaluate responses to stress-inducing situations.
You’ll benefit from our expertise in qualitative and quantitative methodologies, subjective measures, and objective and biological assessments of health. We’ll train you in advanced and innovative research methods, preparing you for your career.
On successful completion of this PhD, you’ll have the Stage 2 requirements needed to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to work as a Health Psychologist.
What you will study
During your Stage 2 training you’ll cover five core competencies, including ethics, behaviour change, systematic reviews, research, and teaching and training. You’ll investigate these by completing individual research and developing a work portfolio.
In your first year you’ll complete four compulsory training courses covering quantitative research methods, qualitative research methods, professional academic skills, and teaching and training. You’ll also familiarise yourself with relevant literature, create a research plan, develop your methodological and analytic skills, and complete your first study.
Throughout your studies you’ll gain a solid grounding in research methods and improve your communication skills to effectively convey your findings. You’ll collect data and analyse this, completing a detailed literature review and then writing up your PhD thesis. Depending on your research project, data collection can take place in schools, hospitals, laboratories or online.
Current students are researching topics including:
- Cognitive, emotional and physiological factors implicated in the recovery-from-work process.
- Symptom perception and the cross over between physical and mental symptoms.
- The role of illness-related rumination in psychological and physical health outcomes in those living with cancer.
- Weight bias and weight management.
Programme Structure
Research themesOur research investigates:- Chronic illness, including obesity, diabetes, cancer and coronary heart disease.
- Health behaviours, including eating, exercise and smoking.
- Help seeking, including risk perception and symptom perception.
- Illness cognitions, including identity, treatment expectancies and risk.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
- Part-time
- 96 months
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Disciplines
Psychology Health Sciences View 244 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United KingdomAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
Applicants are expected to hold a upper second-class honours degree (65 per cent or above) in psychology (or a related discipline).
Students must also:
- be a graduate member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) or hold the Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC)
- hold the BPS Stage 1 Qualification in Health Psychology (e.g. MSc Health Psychology).
Tuition Fee
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International
24100 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24100 GBP per year during 48 months. -
National
5200 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5200 GBP per year during 48 months.
Part time:
- UK: £2,550
- Overseas: £11,400
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