Applied Psychology (Online) – (M.Sc.)

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Specialisation Tracks

Master of Science in Applied Psychology – General Psychology Specialisation

HR, marketing (research), business and education professionals, policy makers and community workers are among those who may choose the General Psychology Specialisation Track – with its focus on lifespan development, psychology of learning and social influences on human behaviour.

Master of Science in Applied Psychology – Mental Health Psychology Specialisation

Those wishing to become counsellors may prefer the Mental Health Psychology Specialisation Track, covering topics such as dual diagnosis implications, theories of wellness and the treatment of mental health disorders approaches to interventions, and to cognitive approaches to treatment.

Programme Structure

Students are required to follow two, non-credit bearing, modules (Student Readiness Orientation and Foundations for Academic Success) that will prepare them for their online learning experience.

The programme then comprises eight modules – five core and three specialist modules – and culminates in a dissertation. The first module is nine weeks in length
and each subsequent module is eight weeks. Modules are sequenced in an order that is best suited to the students’ development throughout the programme.

Preparatory Modules

• Students Readiness Orientation (0 credit)
• Foundations for Academic Success (0 credit)

Core Modules

• Perspectives in Applied Psychology (15 credits)
• Biological, Psychological, and Social Bases of Health and Behaviour (15 credits)
• Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis in Applied Psychology (15 credits)
• Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis in Applied Psychology (15 credits)
• Psychological Appraisal and Treatment (15 credits)
• Dissertation (60 credits)

Specialist Modules

General Psychology

• Cross-Cultural Issues in Lifespan Development (15 credits)
• Psychology of Learning (15 credits)
• Social Psychology (15 credits)

Mental Health

• Approaches to Mental Health Psychology (15 credits)
• Psychotherapeutic Interventions (15 credits)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Mental Health Treatment (15 credits)

Accreditation

The University of Liverpool meets or exceeds all UK academic quality standards for Higher Education, as defined by The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), the independent body that is responsible for standards in Higher Education in the UK.

Some UK universities have also been awarded a Royal Charter, which was granted to Liverpool in 1903.

Many countries, including the US and Canada, accept the standard of degrees awarded by UK universities as equivalent to their own.

Funding details

10 Year anniversary scholarships

The University of Liverpool and Laureate Online Education partnership - the largest provider of online degrees in Europe - will mark a 10 year milestone of its online programmes. To commemorate this occasion, the University of Liverpool is introducing 10 scholarships, worth up to £20,000 each, funded by its online learning partner, Laureate Online Education.

Eligibility criteria

Scholarships will be applicable for Bachelor degree holders graduated with honors or merit or to any individual able to articulate the benefits or recognizable impact upon their community. Each applicant will also need to meet the entry criteria defined in the admissions requirements section of the Laureate website at uol.ohecampus.com. Scholarships are currently only available for Masters programmes and exclude the DBA. All scholarships must start before April 2011.

Please Note: to be eligible for one of our ten scholarships you must be a current student actively studying a University of Liverpool programme.

How to apply

All applicants will need to submit a written proposal (in English, not exceeding 3000 words) to Laureate Online Education outlining how a scholarship would benefit them as an individual, and also the community in which they live. To support their proposal, each written application will need to be supported by an endorsement letter from the employer, or an upstanding member of the community, supporting their claim, and supporting documentation for their eligibility for the programme.

All proposals will need to be sent to the following address:

Laureate Online Education B.V
De Entrée 59 - 67
1101BH Amsterdam Z.O
The Netherlands

Scholarships

The Scholarship is applicable for a 100% online degree and will cover all Health, IT, Management, and Law Masters programmes.

Application deadlines

All proposals will need to be received in writing by 1st November and all successful candidates will be announced at the 2010 winter graduation. Successful individuals will be informed directly by Laureate Online Education before 1st January. During the proposal process Laureate will not be in a position to discuss or offer feedback on the status of the scholarship until the review panel has made its final decision.

For more information please contact scholarships@ohecampus.com

Loans

For some specific countries we have been able to provide additional information specific to your country regarding loans and scholarships available to you while studying with Laureate Online Education.