Department of Psychology | Masters by Research (MScr) Psychology

Masters by Research (MScr) Psychology at Durham University

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The Department of Psychology's 70 members of academic staff consistently produce and publish high impact research spanning all subdisciplines of Psychology. We provide a world-class research environment for postgraduate students across a huge variety of specialisms. Much of our research is interdisciplinary both within the Department and outside of the Department, having published with co-authors in 43 countries across 6 continents since 2014.

We will ensure members of the Department of Psychology are appropriately resourced and supported in terms of time, training and facilities, to achieve their goals and those of our vision, by producing world-class outputs, becoming world leaders in their fields, driving the narrative of research enquiry, affecting behaviour change through their research, achieving significant funding and raising the profile of the Department nationally and internationally.

The Department of Psychology offers 3 to 3.5-year PhD funding schemes and 1-year Masters by Research degrees (full-time or part-time). These research degrees offer the unique opportunity to tackle research questions at the forefront of Psychological Science.

Students will be supervised by world-leading experts in their field of study and will be part of a thriving community of researchers within the Department. Students are active members of their Research Groups and benefit from a large range of opportunities to present and discuss work with their colleagues in seminars and research workshops.

Research degrees are examined by writing a thesis and in the case of a PhD, students undertake a viva (oral) examination. In addition to research work, students have the opportunity to undertake some teaching in order to gain valuable teaching experience. The University also offers a wide range of training and personal development courses. Students who are interested in undertaking post-graduate research are encouraged to approach members of staff within their field of interest to discuss and to develop potential research projects suitable for PhD or Masters by Research degrees.

Research Groups

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Developmental Science
• Quantitative Social Psychology

Our Masters qualifications provide the essential skills and understanding to progress to research at a higher academic level or to launch a professional career.

Our students enter the workplace with knowledge relevant to careers in Psychology but also with the transferable skills in analysis and problem-solving that are valued by employers.

Such skills are highly sought after in a range of professions and our postgraduates have progressed to roles that include consultants, advisors, human resources professionals, talent managers, business analysts, market researchers, public relations professionals, marketeers, administrators, managers, civil servants, coaches, trainers and teachers.

In addition, the broad nature of the Department means that some of our postgraduates also qualify for careers in clinical and healthcare settings.

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