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Psychological Research Methods – (M.Sc.)
Lancaster University
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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,077 - ≈ € 16,599 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Lancaster / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Lancaster University
This ESRC-recognized Research Training course provides students with knowledge of and experience in a wide range of research methods used in psychological research. In addition, it provides students with training in practical skills involved in conducting research, and in reporting research effectively both orally and in written forms of communication.
The course is suitable for students who:
* wish to progress to a PhD in Psychology
* wish to supplement their undergraduate qualifications before applying for training in clinical, educational, forensic or other areas of applied psychology.
* Small classes combined with an emphasis on individual tuition
* Emphasis on 'hands-on' experience backed by appropriate theoretical knowledge
* Advanced training in research design, methodology and statistics
* Availability of a wide range of options in areas of psychology in which the Lancaster Department excels
* Excellent equipment and research facilities, including a Macintosh Laboratory with the latest software and several specialist laboratories for investigating, for example, social interaction, spatial cognition, motor behaviour, and child development.
Contents
Compulsory (students complete each of the these)
* Analysing and interpreting data 1.
* Analysing and interpreting data 2.
* Analysing talk and text.
* Conducting and presenting psychological research.
Options (students take one)
The specific options available in any academic year may be subject to some variation, but normally include:
* Theory and method in memory research.
* Research methods in human motor control.
* The information-processing approach to perception and cognition.
* Variation in working memory.
* Fundamentals of language speech and hearing.
* Social psychology: approaches and applications.
* Social psychology of conflict and solidarity.
* Developmental psychology.
* Experimental research methods in the study of infant development.
* Developmental disorders.
* Philosophy of mind and psychology.
Research Dissertation
During the second half of the academic year students complete a dissertation based upon an independent research project supervised by a member of staff. The dissertation provides an opportunity to work in an area of specialist interest of a member of academic staff.
Recent Psychological Research Methods dissertations include:
* False Memories and Social Influence.
* Healthy Women's Perceptions of Breast Cancer.
* Mapping the social competence of a teenager with Asperger's syndrome in a mainstream school environment.
* The Effect of aversive Racism in the Employment of Afrocentric Individuals.
* The relationship between Perceived Parenting and Preadolescents' Self-esteem and Problem Behaviour.
* The effects of attention and hyperactivity on inference control in children.
* An investigation into the effects of controllability and self-esteem on counterfactual thinking.
* How do Crime, Sentence and Previous Convictions Affect how Juveniles Cope with Prison Life?
* The efficacy of training senior oncology doctors to break bad news and to elicit patient concerns.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Candidates should have an honours degree in Psychology or in any related discipline (normally a 2:1 degree classification or above). Please note that a BPS accredited psychology degree is not essential.
Candidates who do not have a first degree in Psychology, or with lower qualifications may be considered if they can demonstrate that they have a satisfactory grounding in research methods and statistics.
Overseas students also need to demonstrate their competence in English Language, by achieving, for example, an IELTS score of at least 6.5 or TOEFL score of 580.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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