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Study Details: Full-time: 1 year, Part-time: 2 years
The MRes is designed for intellectual graduates with strong honours degrees and behavioural science professionals who are keen to enhance their career prospects by taking their research skills to the next level. It differs from more traditional taught masters programmes – such as an MSc –because of its focus on enhancing research methods and skills. Covering both quantitative and qualitative approaches, you will gain a thorough grounding in the methods and processes which underpin original research in psychology and then conduct your own major independent research project under expert supervision.
The research skills you build culminate in you undertaking a research project supervised by a member of staff, the assessment of which includes a viva voce examination, excellent preparation for a PhD. These are some of the research areas currently supervised within the department, and some studies that you can choose from, alternatively, feel free to discuss your own ideas with us.
Applicants should normally have or expect to obtain at 2:1 honours degree in psychology or a closely related subject with good coverage of undergraduate research methods.
Skills in research, analysis and evaluation are increasingly valued by employers across many different sectors. The thorough understanding of psychological theory, research and methodology you gain from your MRes studies will therefore give you a distinct advantage as you pursue your career.
Your qualification will act as a vital stepping stone, enabling you to apply for:
Employment as a researcher or research assistant on major projects in an academic, commercial or public sector setting
Employment in organisations which support the development of individuals throughout the lifespan
Further professional training and registered routes into professions such as counselling, clinical psychology and educational psychology – for those who have already met Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society
Advanced Qualitative Analysis for Psychology (20 credits)
Advanced Quantitative Analysis for Psychology (20 credits)
Philosophy of Science in Psychology (20 credits)
Conducting Psychological Research in the 21st Century (20 credits)
Methodological Strategies for Reviewing Contemporary Research (20 credits)
Independent Research (80 Credits) (MSc) or Research Project Diploma Exit (20 credits) (PG Diploma)
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