Psychological Methods MRes
Master
In Brighton
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
1 Year
This MRes is for you if you wish to go on to study for doctoral qualifications across a range of specialisms within psychology or to follow a career in psychological research.
A particular feature of this course is the two-term research internship taught in our research-intensive School of Psychology.
You’ll gain a strong grounding in the methods and concepts of psychology and benefit from advanced research training.
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About this course
Our graduates have gone on to work as:
academics
associate tutors
researchers
technical advisers
teachers.
Graduate destinations
94% of students from the School of Psychology were in work or further study six months after graduating. Recent graduates have gone on to jobs including:
post doctoral research fellow, University of Sussex
research project manager, Mindlab International
senior research officer, Home Office.
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.
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Subjects
- Psychology
- Research
- Methods
- Dissertation
- Statistics
- Ethics
- Philosophy
- Modelling
- Quantitative
- Professional
Course programme
These modules are running in the academic year 2018/19. We also plan to offer them in future academic years. They may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
- Advanced Research Methods in Psychology (30 credits)
- Research Internship
- Research Dissertation
- An Adventure in Statistics
- Ethics, Philosophy and Methods of Research
- Structural Equation Modelling
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
- Applications of Social Psychology
- Social Neuroscience
- Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience
Additional information
Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: Fees are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2019/20. We hope to publish the fees in September 2018.
International students: £20,750 per year
Psychological Methods MRes