MSc Psychology

Applicants should hold the equivalent of a 2:2 undergraduate degree.

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Funding opportunities including scholarships available

The course confers eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered (GBC) Membership with the British Psychological Society, which forms part of the first stage training requirements in becoming a Chartered Psychologist, upon successful completion of the course.

On successful completion of this course, you will have:

• A comprehensive and critical understanding of psychology as a discipline (i.e., the core areas and their inter-relatedness, diversity, historical origins, theories, debates and concepts, development, and limitations)
• A critical approach to the identification, analysis, and evaluation of psychological research evidence and theory (i.e., psychological literatures)
• A critical understanding of psychological research paradigms, research methods, data analyses, and the ability to work professionally and ethically, culminating in the successful execution of an independent psychology research project
• A critical understanding of how psychology can be applied to global, real-world questions, situations, and contexts for the benefit of wide-reaching communities
• A range of transferable skills including, but not necessarily limited to, working independently and within teams, numerical and reasoning skills, digital literacy, communicating effectively in a variety of media to different audiences with scientific argument and sensitivity, appropriate self-management strategies to organise time and workloads
• To critically evaluate the principles for leading and developing people and a culture of organisational health and wellbeing.

• Research Methods in Psychology 1 – 20 credits
• Biological Psychology – 10 credits
• Developmental Psychology – 10 credits
• Origins and Concepts of Psychology – 10 credits
• Project Planning and Ethics in Psychology – 10 credits
• Research Methods in Psychology 2 – 20 credits
• Cognitive Psychology – 10 credits
• Social Psychology – 10 credits
• Applying Psychology – 10 credits
• Individual Differences in Psychology – 10 credits
• Independent Psychology Project – 50 credits
• Global Professional Development – Leading and Creating Organisational Health and Wellbeing  – 10 credits