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    MSc 1 year full-time

Masters Degree Description

The MSc Psychology Conversion offers a fast route for graduates wishing to gain eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS), which is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

Why choose this course?

As a course accredited by the BPS, the MSc Psychology Conversion delivers all of the core content required to allow successful graduates to apply for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC). This is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

The Masters level course has a strong focus on developing and enhancing your critical thinking and providing all the skills and knowledge required to plan, implement and report psychological research.

You will be taught by active research staff within the School of Human and Social Sciences, providing opportunities for you to complete your dissertation projects on a number of topics and through a range of methodologies, allowing you to specialise in your chosen area of interest.

Entry Requirements

You will normally be required to hold:

  • an honours degree in any subject at 2:2 or above
  • Maths and English GCSE or Level 2 equivalent

If you already hold a degree at 2:1 or above, and/or have subject specific experience, you may be given priority.

If you are not sure whether your previous education and experience are relevant, please do get in touch and ask to speak to the course leader Dr Rosemary Stock (rosey.stock@uwl.ac.uk).

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Fees

http://www.uwl.ac.uk/international/fees-and-scholarships/postgraduate-fees

Student Destinations

As well as conferring Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS, the MSc Psychology Conversion degree provides a wide range of transferrable skills, including analytical, communication, statistical, IT, independence, team working, and research skills. All of these are highly valuable to a range of employees, with graduates typically moving on to one of the following:

– gaining employment as a Research or Psychology Assistant
– continuing to PhD, including at UWL
– progression to DClin Psychology and DEd Psychology training
– in addition, graduates typically find their skills and knowledge lead to jobs within counselling and education (with additional training), research, human resource management and the social sciences.

Module Details

Modules

  • Psychology Research Methods (20 credits)
  • Development Across the Lifespan (20 credits)
  • Social and Cross-Cultural Psychology (20 credits)
  • Cognitive Neuropsychology (20 Credits)
  • Personality and Intelligence in Psychology (20 credits)
  • Applied Biological Psychology (20 Credits)
  • MSc Psychology Conversion Dissertation  (60 credits)

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