Master of Science - Psychology

This practical course opens doors to a wide variety of careers and can serve as the next step in training to become a qualified psychologist. Designed for both psychology and non-psychology graduates, it offers a thorough grounding in the field of psychology and its research methods, to ensure students have the knowledge and skills to begin a career in their chosen area – with a qualification recognised by the British Psychological Society. Students will be introduced to the core branches of psychology (cognitive, biological and developmental) and debate opposing views, before specialising in applied areas such as social and cultural psychology, motivational psychology, psychopathology and consumer psychology – delving deeper into fields that interest them. Working in the campus laboratory, students will learn to design studies, conduct experiments, evaluate evidence and communicate their findings – improving their knowledge of statistical, empirical and qualitative measures, as well as their statistical analysis of data. In the final term, students will undertake a research project – considering ethical implications, research techniques and evidence evaluation.