24 monthsProgramme duration
36,500 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This programme, based at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, provides a unique foundation for individuals interested in a clinical/psychotherapy training or a research/academic career in child development. The MSc combines a comprehensive multi-perspective understanding of development and clinical practice in the early years with a supervised clinical placement, a two-year observation of infants in a family setting, and a research project.
The programme provides a multi-perspective theoretical grounding in early child development, allowing students to:
- Develop practical observational and clinical skills for work with children and parents in the early years;
- Engage deeply with an area of knowledge and develop the skills required for conducting reliable and valid research;
- Develop skills in integration across theory, clinical practice and research.
Students undertake modules to the value of 270 credits.
Year 1: Eleven compulsory modules (165 credits).
Year 2: Three compulsory modules (45 credits) and a research paper (60 credits).
The programme also consists of formative modules and workshops (non-assessed) across the two years.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This programme, based at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, provides a unique foundation for individuals interested in a clinical/psychotherapy training or a research/academic career in child development. The MSc combines a comprehensive multi-perspective understanding of development and clinical practice in the early years with a supervised clinical placement, a two-year observation of infants in a family setting, and a research project.
The programme provides a multi-perspective theoretical grounding in early child development, allowing students to:
- Develop practical observational and clinical skills for work with children and parents in the early years;
- Engage deeply with an area of knowledge and develop the skills required for conducting reliable and valid research;
- Develop skills in integration across theory, clinical practice and research.
Students undertake modules to the value of 270 credits.
Year 1: Eleven compulsory modules (165 credits).
Year 2: Three compulsory modules (45 credits) and a research paper (60 credits).
The programme also consists of formative modules and workshops (non-assessed) across the two years.
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