COURSE OVERVIEW

Our MSc provides comprehensive coverage of contemporary psychological theory and research, designed to provide the Graduate Basis for Registration to the British Psychological Society (conversion course).

The course provides opportunities for you to develop knowledge and understanding of:

key principles of psychological theory, including perception, attention and performance, developmental psychology, learning, memory and cognition, social psychology, neuroscience and individual differences

practical skills in research methodology, including the formulation of hypotheses, designing and reporting experiments using a range of research methodologies, and subject-specific IT skills

transferable skills in critical thinking, learning how to evaluate hypotheses, presentation writing and delivery, and report and essay writing.

CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY

Graduates can pursue career paths in psychology, education, human resources and management. Possible professions include:

clinical psychologist

further education lecturer

human resources officer

counsellor

careers adviser

educational psychologist.