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Group Processes and Intergroup Relations – (M.Sc.)
University of Kent, Canterbury Campus
Psychology
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,256 - ≈ € 13,116 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Canterbury / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Kent, Canterbury Campus
Group processes and intergroup relations have become an increasingly central part of the discipline of social psychology, addressing issues of prejudice, discrimination, conflict reduction, persuasion and social influence, power, group decision making, ethnic loyalty and so on. In recognition of this growing interest we have developed our Masters programme.
In addition to meeting the same broad aims and objectives as our Social and Applied Psychology MSc, this programme provides advanced training specifically in group and intergroup processes. The programme familiarises students with the distinctive European and North American approaches to group processes, develops their research expertise in techniques for studying psychological aspects of group processes, and enables them to conduct advanced research in this area.
The MSc training is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council as the basis for PhD research. The programme explores major and current research covering issues such as intergroup contact, social and cognitive processes underlying prejudice, discrimination, collective protest, group decision making, leadership, and group performance.
Contents
These programmes run for one year full-time or two years part-time. They involve lecture-, workshopand seminar-based teaching, as well as an individually supervised empirical research project. The option modules listed are not exhaustive, as new modules may be approved or opened to students by the start of the academic year.
Course content
* Advanced Statistics and Methodology (40 credits)
* Current Issues in Social and Applied Psychology I: Theory (20 credits)
* Advanced Topics in Intergroup Relations (20 credits)
* Current Issues in Social and Applied Psychology II: Applications (20 credits)
* Advanced Developmental Social Psychology (20 credits)
* Research project (60 credits)
Assessment
Assessment is mainly by coursework assignment (4-6,000-word essays), the project (8-10,000 words) and examination (for the Advanced Statistics and Methodology module only).
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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1. Degree requirement:
You are required to hold a Bachelor´s or Master´s degree with:
a. Adequate level of academic achievement
This is defined as a final degree classification (grade average) with at least a 2.1 or Merit in the UK system, the second highest classification after First/Distinction.
Academic results from institutions in other countries will be assessed individually according to this standard, as institutional practices and marking systems vary.
b. Statistics and research methods training in the social sciences
You must have taken a minimum of one term each in statistics and social science research methods courses (or two terms of a joint statistics and research methods course), and passed these courses, as noted on your degree.
Our Masters´ courses involve a rigorous one-year statistics sequence which you must normally pass in order to receive a degree. The teaching assumes that you are familiar with the following topics before arriving:
1. Means and standard deviations
2. Distributions, hypothesis testing and statistical significance
3. t-tests
4. Correlation coefficients
5. Variables and measurement
2. English language
For students whose degree is from a non-English-speaking institution, you must meet at least one of the following University English language test requirements for postgraduate study:
* 6.5 in the International English Language Test (IELTS) with a minimum of 6.0 in each of the reading and writing categories
* 600 in the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
* 250 in the computer-based TOEFL and a TWE of 4.0
* 90 in the internet-based TOEFL (TOEFL iBT) with a minimum of 20 in writing and reading
* 'C' in the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
* 'B' in the Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English.
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) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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