Programme Description

The MSc in Psychological Studies is a challenging programme designed to provide graduates with a broad and critical awareness of psychological theory and practice, together with opportunities to focus on aspects of psychology with particular relevance to their own experience and interests.

Most individuals who want to become psychologists gain their initial education and training by means of the successful completion of a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited undergraduate honours psychology degree. However, some become interested in pursuing a career in psychology later in life. The purpose of the MSc Psychological Studies is to enable such students to build on the transferable skills they have attained in their previous undergraduate degree in a related subject, and provide them with the necessary level of study in psychology which is acceptable to the British Psychological Society and which allows them to progress to pursuing a career in psychology.

By the end of the programme you will be able to:

o demonstrate knowledge that covers and integrates the main areas of
psychology, including a critical understanding of the principal and specialised theories, principles and concepts, which is informed by developments at the forefront of research in psychology;
o use a significant range of principal and specialised skills, techniques, practices and/or materials which are associated with psychology;
o apply a range of standard and specialised research instruments and techniques of enquiry in psychology;
o plan and execute a significant project of research, investigation or development in psychology.