Mental Health and Wellbeing

Mental health and wellbeing is a discipline concerned with understanding the psychological, social, and biological factors that shape how people experience and manage their mental health. It is a field of growing importance as awareness of mental health as a public health issue has deepened and as demand for practitioners, researchers, and advocates in the area continues to grow. Studying mental health and wellbeing develops both theoretical knowledge about psychological processes and social determinants of health and the practical skills needed to work supportively with individuals and communities.

This three-year full-time programme at Wrexham University includes a foundation year that provides a supported entry route for students whose prior qualifications or personal circumstances benefit from additional preparation before degree-level study. In the foundation year you will establish the key study skills and foundational knowledge needed to succeed, and begin your personal and professional development. The degree then develops your understanding of mental health across the lifespan, exploring psychological theory, the sociology of health and illness, therapeutic approaches, and the frameworks that govern mental health services and professional practice.

You will also engage with the growing evidence base on wellbeing interventions, community approaches, and the promotion of resilience and positive mental health. With a typical entry tariff of 136 points for the programme as a whole, the foundation year route opens access to this specialist degree for a wider range of students.

Mental health and wellbeing graduates are equipped for a range of roles in healthcare, social care, the voluntary sector, and education. Mental health support worker, wellbeing practitioner, community mental health worker, and roles within NHS mental health services are direct paths. The growing mental health support workforce in schools and colleges draws on graduates from related fields.

Many graduates go on to postgraduate study in clinical psychology, counselling, social work, or mental health nursing, building the advanced clinical qualifications needed for registered practitioner status. Research roles in public health, mental health policy, and academic psychology are further routes. The degree provides a strong foundation for a career committed to improving mental health at both individual and population level.