Psychology (Top-up) Doctorate
Teesside University
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Course overviewThis programme provides a unique opportunity for qualified applied practitioner psychologists to update their level of academic qualification to doctorate status.If you currently have Registered Practitioner Status at master’s level, this course provides you with the opportunity to study theory and research related to a specialised area of psychology to doctorate level. The production of advanced independent work also allows you to enhance your understanding of conducting ...Read more

Course overview

This programme provides a unique opportunity for qualified applied practitioner psychologists to update their level of academic qualification to doctorate status.

If you currently have Registered Practitioner Status at master’s level, this course provides you with the opportunity to study theory and research related to a specialised area of psychology to doctorate level. The production of advanced independent work also allows you to enhance your understanding of conducting research and of the ethical issues involved in this process.

This programme is designed for applied psychologists who are already qualified and practising with the primary aim of providing a continued professional development route to top-up applied psychologist’s level of qualification to doctorate level. The core philosophy of the programme is to develop applied psychologists advanced research knowledge and skills to doctoral standard, which will contribute to their growth as evidenced-based practitioners. The programme will enable you to engage with issues of importance to applied psychology practice and research in a manner that gives you responsibility for the focus of study and assessment, as is appropriate at this advanced level of study. The assessment strategies make use of your choice over the area of study to ensure that the subject of assessment is relevant to your own and/or your institution’s professional practice. This ensures an appropriate combination of academic study and professional focus as well as an understanding of a substantial body of knowledge at the forefront of psychological theory and practice.

The clinical expertise of the programme team is diverse, covering a broad range of specialist areas in psychology. The programme team embrace the research informed learning agenda of this academic programme and use their expertise within their specialist field and research to support you through your studies.

How you learn

You learn through lectures, small discussion groups and on-going individual supervision. The virtual learning environment is also used to provide learning resources for each module and an interactive learning environment to enable you to discuss materials with other students and the teaching staff.

How you are assessed

There is a variety of assessment methods used throughout the programme. These include an oral and written presentation of the research proposal, ethics submission and the production of a 35-40,000-word advanced independent work followed by a viva voce.

Career opportunities

The programme provides a route whereby psychologists who are fully licensed by the statutory regulator to practise as psychologists can top up their qualification to a doctorate award and develop advanced research methods skills.

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Entry requirements

You should have: MSc (or equivalent) in the field of psychology; be a Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) registered practitioner psychologist (you will be required to maintain HCPC registration throughout the course); have a minimum of two years’ experience working in an applied psychology field of practice; be engaged in current psychological practice; have an agreed research supervisory team in place; have an agreed research project plan that fits within the research themes of the psychology department staff, and which has been agreed by the research supervisory team.

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£8,005 per year

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Teesside University
Teesside University Middlesbrough Tees Valley TS1 3BX United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Middlesbrough  0.2 miles away

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