In term 1, students take the 1st module: Advanced Skills in Mental Health. In term 2, students take the 2nd module: Psychological Therapies and in term 3 students take the 3rd module: Applied Research Methods.

Each module consists of 12 weeks of teaching and assessment, with one core taught day each week, for which onsite students are required to be on campus. Distance learning students meet for half a day each week in online group tutorials, facilitated by their tutor.

On teaching days, the structure typically consists of two hours of lectures, 4 hours of facilitated group work and one and a half hours of tutorial focused on consolidating learning and critical skills