Master of Science - MS in Health Psychology Dublin Business School

The Master of Science in Health Psychology at Dublin Business School is a postgraduate program designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of health psychology. This field explores the psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare, highlighting how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute to physical health and illness. Students in the program study a variety of topics, including stress and health, health-related behaviors, health communication, health inequalities, and managing long-term illness among others. The program equips them not only with theoretical knowledge, but also with practical skills needed for a career in health psychology through research work and an internship component. This course is suitable for individuals looking to pursue a career in health and social care settings, health promotion, health policy, or research.

Dublin Business School (DBS), incorporating Portobello College, is a private college in Dublin, Ireland. With approximately 9,000 students, DBS provides full-time and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in business, marketing, management computing, law, accounting, IT, arts, creative media, psychotherapy and psychology. The college's undergraduate and part-time degrees are recognised by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). The college is owned by Kaplan, Inc., part of the Graham Holdings Company.

DBS was founded in 1975 as 'Accountancy and Business College'. In 1999, Dublin Business School acquired LSB College Dublin.

In 2003, DBS was taken over by Kaplan, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, and by 2004, it had around 5,500 students.

In 2006, DBS bought European Business School Dublin (EBS), a collective of eight independent business schools located throughout Europe.

Portobello College, a law school led by Raymond Kearns, was taken over by DBS in 2007. It allowed DBS to incorporate a law school offering both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to its students.

In 2008, the Lidl chain of supermarkets made an agreement with DBS to create a degree oriented to the retail industry.

The Dublin Business School has six locations around Dublin. Its main campus is located at Aungier Street and South Great George's Street