Mental health at York
Ignite curiosity, promote awareness and debate preconceptions about mental health.
Develop your knowledge, skills, and critical thinking around mental health.
Our mental health programmes are designed to help you develop an understanding of the biological, psychological and sociological effects that shape our mental health. Study with us and you'll develop the skills and knowledge necessary to work with people in healthcare, education, and social settings, using evidence to inform your practice.
Our mental health programmes
Learn from our teaching and research staff who bring their expertise from mental health nursing, psychology, psychiatry, education, law, and social policy to their teaching and supervision.
We offer a range of programmes across different departments including Education, Health Sciences, Hull York Medical School, and Psychology.
1st in the Russell Group
for 'Assessment and Feedback' of universities included in the National Student Survey 2024 for mental health nursing
1st in the Russell Group for 'Organisation and Management'
of universities included in the National Student Survey 2024 for psychology (non-specific).
World Top 100
The Department of Education is ranked =60th in the World (QS World Rankings by Subject, 2024)
Free online course: Introduction to behavioural activation for depression
Get a taste for studying mental health with our free online course. On this course, you'll explore techniques associated with behavioural activation. These include learning to recognise the behavioural traps that perpetuate depression, and how to build up the confidence and motivation to achieve goals aligned to personal values.
Join our community of students studying on mental health programmes
When you start studying one of our mental health programmes, you'll be able to join our student community of practice.
We'll meet regularly throughout the year, providing an opportunity for you to network with staff and students from other disciplines and external partners, and share your thoughts and experiences.
For more details, please contact rose.havelock@york.ac.uk
Meet us
Choosing where to study for your postgraduate qualification is a big decision. To help you decide whether York is for you, join us at an online open day or come and meet us on campus.
