MSc Psychological Research

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, in psychology or a related discipline.

We may also consider candidates with a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a non-psychology subject if they can demonstrate evidence of their aptitude for research or research methods.

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The compulsory courses cover advanced research skills (how to plan for, conduct, publish and communicate research), statistics and qualitative research methods, and provide a grounding in computer programming using the R language.

Semester 1
Psychological Research Skills: General advanced research methodology
Univariate Statistics and Methodology using R: Introduction to R and statistical models
Semester 2
Multivariate Statistics and Methodology using R: Advanced statistical modelling
Qualitative Methodologies in Psychological Research Methods
Option courses
The option course can be selected to tailor the programme to your interests. These are normally selected from the core research areas of psychology, but may also be selected from associated areas such as linguistics or informatics.

Examples of option courses are:

Brain Imaging in Cognitive Neuroscience
Clinical Neuropsychology
Psychology of Language
Neuroscience of Language
Applied Psychometrics