24 monthsProgramme duration
40,800 GBPTuition Fee/year
02 Feb, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The course provides a multi-perspective understanding of early child development, from the prenatal years up to five years, and its impact on later development. It draws together theory, research and clinical approaches from a range of perspectives. Its predominant theoretical orientation is psychoanalytic, while also incorporating insights from neuroscience, developmental psychology and other contemporary clinical perspectives.
Alongside a research project, you will develop clinical and observational skills through a supervised clinical placement, typically in the NHS, within Anna Freud, or with an external charity or organisation, and a two-year observation of a baby in their home.
This two-year full-time MSc course (formerly known as MSc in Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology) has undergone changes to bring it up to date with current research and clinical practice.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The course provides a multi-perspective understanding of early child development, from the prenatal years up to five years, and its impact on later development. It draws together theory, research and clinical approaches from a range of perspectives. Its predominant theoretical orientation is psychoanalytic, while also incorporating insights from neuroscience, developmental psychology and other contemporary clinical perspectives.
Alongside a research project, you will develop clinical and observational skills through a supervised clinical placement, typically in the NHS, within Anna Freud, or with an external charity or organisation, and a two-year observation of a baby in their home.
This two-year full-time MSc course (formerly known as MSc in Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology) has undergone changes to bring it up to date with current research and clinical practice.
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