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Clinical Psychology

University of Birmingham

School of Psychology and Health Sciences
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Location: Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
  • Research
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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Location of University of Birmingham

This programme will equip you with research skills that will be helpful when working towards a career in clinical or other applied psychology fields, or in clinical research.

Skills gained
The programme aims to provide you with understanding and experience of research methods and techniques appropriate for clinical and applied settings. You will gain skills in planning and conducting research and disseminating research outcomes. These will include:

* Generating research questions
* Designing projects which will answer those questions
* Liaising with service users and professionals
* Acting ethically, sensitively and professionally
* Information handling
* Data analysis
* Critical evaluation

You will also gain transferable skills in teamwork and effective written and spoken communication, to facilitate entry into further research and/or clinical training in related disciplines.


Contents

The programme will consist of two research placements, supervised by staff affiliated to the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme or working in clinical areas, plus a research dissertation and taught components that will feature psychological research in clinical settings, including:

* An introduction to practical, ethical and design issues
* Audit and research for service planning
* Questionnaire design
* Qualitative research
* Single case design
* Writing a literature review

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Requirements

* Normally at least an upper second-class Honours degree in Psychology; however, candidates with other qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.
* IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band
* TOEFL 580 Paper- based test / 237 Computer-based test

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 A (Score: 80)
TOEFL Paper-based: 580
TOEFL Computer-based: 237

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