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Study Details:
The standard qualification for a career in clinical psychology, a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology makes you eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and chartered status with the British Psychological Society.
These entry requirements are for the 2026-27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027-28 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2026.
A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
You must be eligible for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (you may be eligible for GBC either through your undergraduate degree or through a GBC masters conversion course).
Applicants should hold either:
a GBC-accrediting honours degree with a mean percentage mark of at least 61
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Year 1 courses
Clinical Psychology I
Adult Mental Health
Intellectual Disabilities
Research 1
Year 2 courses
Clinical Psychology II
Children, Adolescents and Families
Neuropsychology and Older Adults
Research 2
Year 3 courses
Doctoral Thesis
Elective Advanced Practice Seminars covering different specialist populations (e.g. psychosis, trauma, eating disorders) and therapies (such as ACT, IPT, CAT, and Schema Therapy)
Mandatory Professionalism and Practice teaching
Specialist Placements
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