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Mental Health degrees abroad
The struggles of individuals with mental illnesses and emotional disorders are increasingly recognized around the world. By studying a mental health program, you’ll learn how to diagnose and care for people facing a wide range of conditions, including depression, eating disorders, addiction, and schizophrenia.
You’ll learn how to create a supportive and therapeutic relationship with patients, identify their needs, and prescribe an appropriate course of treatment or therapy for them. Most of all, you’ll gain the skills required to help people bring about positive change in their lives, see hope for the future, and move towards lifelong recovery.
Studying and working in the mental health sector means that you’ll encounter patients from a diverse pool of countries, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Therefore, studying abroad in new surroundings is a fantastic opportunity to develop the cultural awareness and sensitivity needed to be an effective mental health professional.
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Mental Health program structure
You can study mental health at various undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees.
A two-year associate degree will give you a broad introduction to the field and prepare you for entry-level jobs, or progression onto a bachelor’s program. A BSc usually takes between three or four years of full-time study to complete. You might be required to spend a year on placement or abroad as part of your program.
Once you’ve finished your BSc, you can go on to study a master’s over one or two years. After this, you’ll have the opportunity to study a PhD which takes about five years to finish.
Mental health programs are structured around theory and practical application. You’ll be taught through a mixture of lectures, hands-on laboratory sessions, seminars, and workshops. Most courses will also require you to spend time learning in local hospitals and mental health facilities.
You’ll be assessed through a combination of exams, presentations, coursework, practical assessments, and clinical examinations. You’ll complete a dissertation in your final year of study which will account for a significant percentage of your overall grade.
The exact content of mental health programs differs between universities due to the range of electives that you can choose from. However, here are some of the core areas of study that you’ll find on most courses:
- Foundations of mental health and wellbeing
- Knowledge and skills for professional practice
- Contemporary issues in mental health
- Mental health in children and young people
- Research and development in care for older people
- Understanding addiction
- Psychological interventions
- Principles of prescribing
Best countries to study mental health
Mental Health study abroad programs
Mental health undergraduate programs
Bachelor's in mental health
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Addictions and Mental Health - BSocSc Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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20,105 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
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Applied Arts and Sciences: Community and Mental Health - BAAS Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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20,344 USD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- August, January, May
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Honours Bachelor of Mental Health and Addiction - HBMHA Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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19,295 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
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Neuroscience and Mental Health - BSc Carleton University, Canada
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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31,808 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
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Nursing: Mental Health - BSc (Hons) University of the West of England - UWE Bristol, UK
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 3 years
- Annual tuition fee
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15,850 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
Diploma in mental health
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Mental Health and Addiction Worker - OCDip Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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16,744 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
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Mental Health and Addictions - Dip College of the North Atlantic, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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9,488 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January, May
Mental health graduate programs
Master's in mental health
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Mental Health - MSc McGill University, Canada
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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19,728 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- January, September
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Mental Health and Addictions (North Campus) - MHP Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 18 months
- Annual tuition fee
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38,002 NZD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- February, July
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Mental Health and Clinical Psychology - MSc/PGCert London South Bank University, UK
- Program type
- Master's/Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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16,900 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
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Mental Health and Well-Being in Education - MSc Buckinghamshire New University, UK
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 3 years
- Annual tuition fee
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2,900 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, February
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Mental Skills and Mental Health in Sports and Exercise - MSc University of Limerick, Ireland
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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12,852 EUR
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January
Certificate in mental health
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Addictions and Mental Health - PGCert Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 18 months
- Annual tuition fee
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20,545 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September, January
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Mental Health and Clinical Psychology - MSc/PGCert London South Bank University, UK
- Program type
- Master's/Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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16,900 GBP
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
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Mental Health and Disability Management - OCGCert Mohawk College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 10 months
- Annual tuition fee
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27,698 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
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Mental Health and Substance Use - GradCert Conestoga College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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18,441 CAD
Fees are displayed in the university's local currency
- Start date
- September
Future mental health careers
The opportunities are greater than ever for graduates looking to begin a rewarding and successful career in the field of mental health. With your degree, you’ll have the knowledge, skills, and empathy necessary to work in roles supporting the mental and emotional wellbeing of others, including:
- Psychiatric nurse
- Psychiatrist
- Art therapist
- Clinical or counseling psychologist
- Marriage and family therapist
- Clinical social worker
- Mental health counselor
- Dramatherapist
For most of these roles, you’ll need to earn a postgraduate qualification before you can practice. If you’re unsure of the steps you’ll need to take to secure your dream job, your university’s career service will be able to offer professional advice and guidance.
