Program Overview
This one-year (full-time) or two-year (part-time) Psychology MSc provides advanced research training and prepares students for doctoral study or research careers. The program includes a two-term research internship and supervision in various psychology specialisms, including Biological, Cognitive, Developmental, Clinical, and Social Psychology. Graduates are equipped for careers as academics, researchers, or in technical, teaching, or advising roles.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This course provides a strong grounding in the methods and concepts of psychology and advanced research training. It is designed for students who want to pursue doctoral study in various psychology specialisms or a career in psychological research. The program benefits from a two-term research internship taught in the School of Psychology, one of the largest psychology units in the UK. Supervision is offered across a range of topics, encompassed by research groups in Biological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Clinical Psychology, and Social and Applied Psychology.
Outline:
Duration:
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Start Date:
September 2024
Modules:
- Core Modules:
- Autumn Teaching:
- An Adventure in Statistics
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Research Reform and Open Science
- Autumn and Spring Teaching:
- The Research Process
- Spring Teaching:
- Advanced Statistics
- Bayesian Statistics
- Programming for Experiments
- Spring and Summer Teaching:
- Research Dissertation
Teaching:
- The program includes a two-term research internship taught in the School of Psychology.
- Supervision is offered across a range of topics, encompassed by research groups in Biological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Clinical Psychology, and Social and Applied Psychology.
Careers:
Graduates are well prepared for careers as:
- Academics
- Associate Tutors
- Researchers
- Technical Advisers
- Teachers
Other:
- The course is eligible for ESRC SEDarc funding as part of a Masters+PhD scholarship.
- The program is ranked 10th in the UK for Psychology (ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023), 18th in the UK for Psychology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024), and in the Top 20 in the UK for research overall in Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education).
- The University will make all reasonable efforts to provide the courses, services, and facilities described in the prospectus. However, material changes may occur due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes. Students will be informed of any such changes as soon as possible.
