MSc Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing (online) Uni of Wolverhampton

Hello folks,
I have decided at my grand old age to go back to university...again! Though there has been a fair distance between studying. I am really interested in the above course, though a bit more cautious as it's online and concerned about the student support available. If I need help, to ask a few questions, are there academics on hand to ask? I have done an online course at university previously, and it was very well laid out, and my professor was always on hand for phone, video, or even in person meetings.
Are you enjoying the course, and have you found it beneficial so far? One thing at my previous university, every book on our book list and beyond, was available online to download and read. This is what they do at OU, does Wolves do this for the course? That is quite a big concern for me as I would like to know I have access to books without having to buy too many, a few I don't mind. Is there a lot of participation on the forums? There wasn't on my previous course. Also, how long are the lectures? Sheffield Hallam stated lectures are only 10 mins so small chunks, is this the same at Wolves?
I'm making an application to hopefully gain a place January 2026 😊

Absolutely horrendous, as you might know because I believe you're in another forum discussing the same thing. Out of a sense of human decency, I'd like to warn everyone against going to Wolverhampton.
To answer some of your questions, the required readings are sometimes available for download but, not always. However, I've never been charged any additional fees for books although, I tend to ignore them if I can't access them online. I've had pretty good luck with being able to download nearly all of the articles though.
The lectures are very short, I would say 5 to 10 minutes. Sometimes they're multiple so, manageable chunks.
The say they offer tutor assistance but it's straight up false advertising until you read the fine print or, in my case, find out after enrolling. It's strictly 'pastoral assistance,' they're not aloud to offer any academic assistance so, useless. They're not even aloud to give examples in most cases although I've seen some instructors do it anyways.
The instructors have been pretty great, in my experience although the marking is horrendous as, they don't seem to follow their own criteria and there is no oversight so however the marker is feeling that day will determine your grade. There's a lot about this in other forums too.
I hope this helps! Sheffield Hallam sounds like an interesting choice although, are they BPS accredited yet? I know they applied.

Hi, so which uni have you chosen ? I’m starting my msc in Psychology at Wolverhampton in January. Really looking forward to it. 🙂

Hi, so which uni have you chosen ? I’m starting my msc in Psychology at Wolverhampton in January. Really looking forward to it. 🙂