MSc Psychology
Postgraduate
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
1 Year
About the course
Has your undergraduate degree inspired you to learn more about the way people work?
Our MSc Psychology is an advanced fast-track conversion course for students with an undergraduate degree in a subject other than psychology, or for those whose undergraduate Psychology degree was not accredited by the British Psychological Society
This course combines the award of a Masters with eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society
The GBC is the minimum academic qualification required to work as a professional psychologist, so passing our course demonstrates that you have studied and acquired an advanced understanding in Masters-level study in psychology
With this qualification you will also be eligible to apply for professional training in any branch of professional psychology
Our staff have a wide range of research interests, so you gain a critical and detailed understanding of the core areas of psychology, plus some specialisation, and learn research methods to an extent which will enable you to devise, carry out and analyse an empirical research project
Topics studied include:
Visual and auditory perception and cognition
Language, concepts, memory and attention
The relation between brain and behaviour
Developmental psychology
Social psychology
Our research is challenging and ground-breaking, with 90% rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2014), placing us in the top 15 in the UK
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Subjects
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Staff
- Project
Course programme
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are, in many instances, just a selection of those available. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Brain and Behaviour
Personality and Individual Differences
Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
Advanced Cognitive Psychology I
Advanced Cognitive Psychology II
Advanced Social Psychology
Advanced Developmental Psychology
Research Project (MSc)
Fundamentals of Neuroscience and Neuropsychology (optional)
Special Topics in Individual Differences and Developmental Psychology (optional)
Cognitive Neuropsychology of Language (optional)
Critical Literature Review (optional)
Special Topics in Perception and Cognition (optional)
Special Topics in Social Psychology (optional)
Teaching
Your modules are taught through lectures, laboratory practicals, tutorials, seminars, fieldwork, independent reading and research projects
We host a very active programme of research seminars
Assessment
Full-year modules are most often examined using a three-hour examination, and half-year modules by a two-hour examination
Dissertation
An original psychological study carried out under the supervision of a staff member
Maximum of 10,000 words, written up as a research report
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MSc Psychology