Children’s Psychological Conditions (MSc) 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Cardiff University |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Our MSc in Children's Psychological Conditions equips you with a thorough understanding of the psychological factors that cause and maintain emotional and behavioural problems in children – so you can make a real difference.

Taught by leading international experts, you will discover how mental health difficulties and neurodevelopmental conditions emerge in childhood. You will gain an in-depth knowledge of how conditions such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism and conduct disorder can be best assessed; enabling you to inform intervention and advise the best course of treatment.

You will undergo a range of professional training in emotional, cognitive and neurodevelopmental assessments for children, classification systems of childhood conditions and in observational coding of child behaviour and parent-child interaction.

Research training also forms a key focus of this programme. It is designed to strengthen your credentials for entry to a PhD in developmental psychopathology, or to doctoral training programmes in Clinical or Educational Psychology. In addition to providing training in basic research, the course aims to integrate research perspectives from clinical and educational psychology.

Located at our dedicated Centre for Human Development Science, our programme will equip you with the skills, knowledge and experience to pursue a rewarding career in child neurodevelopment, clinical psychology or educational psychology.

Programme overview

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Our MSc in Children's Psychological Conditions equips you with a thorough understanding of the psychological factors that cause and maintain emotional and behavioural problems in children – so you can make a real difference.

Taught by leading international experts, you will discover how mental health difficulties and neurodevelopmental conditions emerge in childhood. You will gain an in-depth knowledge of how conditions such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism and conduct disorder can be best assessed; enabling you to inform intervention and advise the best course of treatment.

You will undergo a range of professional training in emotional, cognitive and neurodevelopmental assessments for children, classification systems of childhood conditions and in observational coding of child behaviour and parent-child interaction.

Research training also forms a key focus of this programme. It is designed to strengthen your credentials for entry to a PhD in developmental psychopathology, or to doctoral training programmes in Clinical or Educational Psychology. In addition to providing training in basic research, the course aims to integrate research perspectives from clinical and educational psychology.

Located at our dedicated Centre for Human Development Science, our programme will equip you with the skills, knowledge and experience to pursue a rewarding career in child neurodevelopment, clinical psychology or educational psychology.

Admission Requirements

7.5+
In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.

With your online application you will need to provide:
  • A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:1 honours degree in a relevant subject area such as psychology, or an equivalent international degree. If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates.
  • A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 7.5 with 6.5 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.
  • A personal statement of no more than 500 words. Your personal statement should clearly answer each of the five questions, below. We are not able to consider applications that do not answer these questions:


1. Why would you like to study the MSc in Children’s Psychological Conditions.

2. Which aspect of our course interests you most, and why?

3. Please discuss a research finding on children’s psychological conditions that you found interesting.

4. How will completion of this course help you to achieve your career goals?

5. Please describe your familiarity and experience in a range of psychological research methods.

1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
11,950 GBP
International
29,450 GBP

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