Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1-2 Years
The wellbeing of children and young people concerns us all. How can we improve their experience and make a positive difference to their future?
On this course, you’ll gain an overview of current issues in child psychology. Across the key areas of education/school, home/family and mental health, you’ll explore current policies and their limitations. You’ll:
find out how psychological theory and research can help us understand and support our practices
learn about specific influences on children’s learning and wellbeing, including the role of intervention and preventative approaches
develop an understanding of professional practice frameworks and relevant policy
experience (first-hand) professional assessment methods designed to gather important information about children’s psychological functioning, with the aim to inform intervention
gain skills in research design, analysis and ethics.
add a ‘professional skills’ segment to your CV to bolster your employability – this is ideal for those seeking assistant educational or clinical psychology posts in the future
learn directly from a range of professional applied psychologists, including educational psychologists, clinical psychologists, head teachers, and ed tech innovators
benefit from career day sessions with a range of professionals in attendance to help guide you with your next steps
You’ll be based in the School of Psychology. Our research-practitioner approach to teaching is designed to prepare you for your work environment. You’ll have the opportunity to work with data from real-life applied psychology practice to experience casework first-hand.
When you graduate, you’ll be familiar with research, theory and applied practice, so you can make your contribution to supporting children and young people.
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Your qualification should be in psychology or a closely related subject such as neuroscience. Successful applicants will need to demonstrate relevant experience and training in research skills, a high level of statistical ability, and will normally have completed a research project or dissertation as part of their undergraduate studies. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.
When you graduate, you’ll be well prepared for an entry-level role as an applied child psychologist. You’ll also have the knowledge for the additional professional training required for advanced roles (for example, to become an educational psychologist).
Education, mental health, social care and research – you could work within a wide range of areas. Examples of the roles you could progress into include:
assistant clinical psychologist
assistant educational psychologist or a range of education support roles, such as a learning support assistant
trainee cognitive behavioural therapist
trainee children’s wellbeing practitioner
trainee education mental health practitioner
research assistant or PhD student.
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
Autumn teaching
Contemporary Issues in Child Psychology
Psychology in the Family
Spring and summer teaching
ACP Research Dissertation
Spring teaching
Child Clinical Psychology
Educational Psychology
Professional Assessment of Children
Psychology and the Future of Children's Services
Options
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.
While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
Autumn teaching
An Adventure in Statistics
Qualitative Research Methods
Research Methods for Applied Psychologists
Research Reform and Open Science
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