Master of Arts - Political Psychology

Everything – tweeters sharing fake news, protestors chaining themselves to railings, delegates refusing to budge on climate targets, leaders invading their neighbours – boils down to the opinions, decisions and behaviour of individuals, and understanding those is the territory of psychology.

The MA in Political Psychology at Essex is two things. First, it is a thorough introduction to that growing and thriving subfield of politics, covering topics such as emotions, identities, polarisation, authoritarianism, radicalisation, and even neuropolitics. Second, like all Masters degrees in the highly respected Department of Government at Essex, it is an excellent wider training in political science, focusing on research methods and skills prized by future employers and those recruiting to PhD programmes.

Those who want to be at the cutting edge of political science, investigating how the personal becomes societal and the inner-most thoughts of an individual shape national and global politics, welcome home.