12 monthsProgramme duration
24,995 GBPTuition Fee/year
01 Aug, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Psychology is a competitive field. To help you realise your career aspirations, we’ve designed this MSc with a strong focus on employability (and no need for any prior formal psychology education).
You’ll get career advice at every stage of your course. In your first term, you’ll work with the course convener to develop your personal development plan. This will help you achieve your future career goals. You may also have the opportunity to gain research experience in one of our many research laboratories within the School of Psychology. We’ll help you in your search and applications for graduate work/training opportunities during your studies and after the course finishes.
On this course, you’ll learn from passionate specialists in their fields. Their expertise supports you when you explore the core aspects of psychology:
You’ll also learn about ethical considerations in psychology.
You’ll have access to some of the most advanced research facilities for studying psychology anywhere in the country, including a child development research suite and a human psychophysiology laboratory. This gives you the opportunity to learn the latest skills used in the field of psychology. Working on an independent research project with a leading expert in their field, you’ll gain experience for future training opportunities.
When you graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and accreditation for training in the psychological profession that interests you most. This could include:
You’ll get career advice at every stage of your course. In your first term, you’ll work with the course convener to develop your personal development plan. This will help you achieve your future career goals. You may also have the opportunity to gain research experience in one of our many research laboratories within the School of Psychology. We’ll help you in your search and applications for graduate work/training opportunities during your studies and after the course finishes.
On this course, you’ll learn from passionate specialists in their fields. Their expertise supports you when you explore the core aspects of psychology:
- developmental
- social
- cognitive
- biological
- clinical and individual difference
- research methods and statistics.
You’ll also learn about ethical considerations in psychology.
You’ll have access to some of the most advanced research facilities for studying psychology anywhere in the country, including a child development research suite and a human psychophysiology laboratory. This gives you the opportunity to learn the latest skills used in the field of psychology. Working on an independent research project with a leading expert in their field, you’ll gain experience for future training opportunities.
When you graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and accreditation for training in the psychological profession that interests you most. This could include:
- clinical psychology
- educational psychology
- research psychology
- counselling psychology.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Psychology is a competitive field. To help you realise your career aspirations, we’ve designed this MSc with a strong focus on employability (and no need for any prior formal psychology education).
You’ll get career advice at every stage of your course. In your first term, you’ll work with the course convener to develop your personal development plan. This will help you achieve your future career goals. You may also have the opportunity to gain research experience in one of our many research laboratories within the School of Psychology. We’ll help you in your search and applications for graduate work/training opportunities during your studies and after the course finishes.
On this course, you’ll learn from passionate specialists in their fields. Their expertise supports you when you explore the core aspects of psychology:
You’ll also learn about ethical considerations in psychology.
You’ll have access to some of the most advanced research facilities for studying psychology anywhere in the country, including a child development research suite and a human psychophysiology laboratory. This gives you the opportunity to learn the latest skills used in the field of psychology. Working on an independent research project with a leading expert in their field, you’ll gain experience for future training opportunities.
When you graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and accreditation for training in the psychological profession that interests you most. This could include:
You’ll get career advice at every stage of your course. In your first term, you’ll work with the course convener to develop your personal development plan. This will help you achieve your future career goals. You may also have the opportunity to gain research experience in one of our many research laboratories within the School of Psychology. We’ll help you in your search and applications for graduate work/training opportunities during your studies and after the course finishes.
On this course, you’ll learn from passionate specialists in their fields. Their expertise supports you when you explore the core aspects of psychology:
- developmental
- social
- cognitive
- biological
- clinical and individual difference
- research methods and statistics.
You’ll also learn about ethical considerations in psychology.
You’ll have access to some of the most advanced research facilities for studying psychology anywhere in the country, including a child development research suite and a human psychophysiology laboratory. This gives you the opportunity to learn the latest skills used in the field of psychology. Working on an independent research project with a leading expert in their field, you’ll gain experience for future training opportunities.
When you graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and accreditation for training in the psychological profession that interests you most. This could include:
- clinical psychology
- educational psychology
- research psychology
- counselling psychology.
Admission Requirements
88+
62+
6.5+
176+
3.3+
120+
- Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. You may also be considered for the course if you have other qualifications of equivalent standing. We also consider applicants who can show successful completion of at least three years' basic medical science at a UK medical school (having gained at least 360 credits) with a guaranteed place to continue medical studies on completion of the MSc.
- Subject-specific requirements: You can study this course if you do not have previous training in psychology and want to obtain a qualification that provides Graduate Basis for Chartered Memberships (GBC) with the British Psychological Society.
01 Aug 2026
1 Year
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
12,800 GBP
International
24,995 GBP
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