Clinical Psychology DClinPsychol
The University of Edinburgh
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DClinPsych - Doctor of Clinical Psychology

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OCT-26

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DClinPsych - Doctor of Clinical Psychology

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The standard qualification for a career in clinical psychology, a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology makes you eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and chartered status with the British Psychological Society.Youll be trained to an advanced level in the use of psychological interventions across a variety of settings, and will gain competencies in the application of a range of therapies, including cognitive behavioural therapy and interpersonal therapy, ...Read more

The standard qualification for a career in clinical psychology, a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology makes you eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and chartered status with the British Psychological Society.

You'll be trained to an advanced level in the use of psychological interventions across a variety of settings, and will gain competencies in the application of a range of therapies, including cognitive behavioural therapy and interpersonal therapy, and other approaches.

In addition to compulsory competencies in psychological therapies and clinical case management, you will also achieve advanced competencies in consultation and supervision, service development and governance and applied psychology research and evaluation.

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CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2026
18th

Entry requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.

You must be eligible for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (you may be eligible for GBC either through your undergraduate degree or through a GBC masters conversion course).

Applicants should hold either:

  • a GBC-accrediting honours degree with a mean percentage mark of at least 61
  • a GBC-accrediting MSc conversion degree in psychology with a mean percentage mark of at least 61.
  • a GBC-accrediting higher diploma conversion in psychology, at 2.1 equivalent level or above, with 240 credit equivalent (120 ECTS), where the overall number of research credits is at least 80 (40 ECTS) and with a mean percentage mark of at least 61.

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Doctorate in Clinical Psychology students will be employed by a local NHS (Scotland) Health Board for the duration of the programme. The programme is funded through NHS Education for Scotland (NES) which pays university fees, trainee salaries and expenses in line with NHS policy. Salaries commence at the first point of Agenda for Change Band 6, regardless of previous experience. For all trainees, there will be a move to the next pay point on Band 6 after 2 years. Self-funding is not an option.

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The University of Edinburgh
Old College, South Bridge Edinburgh EH8 9YL United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Edinburgh Waverley  0.2 miles away
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