Psychology : MPsych Hons : C804

Lancaster University

Master

In Lancaster

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Psychology is the scientific study of how humans think and behave. Take your study to Masters-level through our MPsych programme and develop your ability to understand and support people to an advanced level, preparing you for a wide range of rewarding careers.

Our four year MPsych degree is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), which is essential if you wish to pursue a career in professional psychology in the UK, and has been specifically designed for those who wish to pursue a career in research. It is also suitable for students who want to earn an advanced degree to provide a competitive edge in the job market.As well as these core modules, you will also take a minor subject, which can be another science, or a subject that is selected from a different part of the University, such as a social science or management programme. This gives you the chance to explore another discipline that interests you and experience another part of the University. Sociology, criminology and philosophy are just some of the more popular minor choices among our students.

During the second year of your degree, you revisit the key themes covered in Year 1 in greater detail. You will study a specialist module for each of the key strands; deepening your understanding and testing your knowledge. You will also explore Personality and Individual Differences, which will introduce you to important theoretical questions and allow you to critically discuss research implications.

In addition to these themes, Research Methods and Statistics modules will be covered this year. These will expand your knowledge of research methods, develop key skills and enable you to gain a detailed understanding of analysis and reporting.

Third year provides you with the freedom to choose from a range of topical modules, as well as carrying out your own research project under the supervision of an experienced researcher.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

You will learn from passionate academics, all of whom are active researchers and world leaders in their field, benefiting from their insight, expertise and cutting-edge research. Your study will follow the main themes of modern psychology:

Brain and Behaviour: how neural disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease affect behaviour
Cognitive Psychology: our reactions to colours, smells, speech and music
Developmental Psychology: the ways in which infants perceive space, patterns, objects and events
Social Psychology: how our thoughts, emotions and behaviours are shaped by the presence of others
In the first year, you will gain an in depth overview of the main study themes through our Understanding Psychology module. You will explore the theories underpinning these areas, learn to evaluate scientific journals, and develop your ability to construct formal arguments. Running parallel to this, you will also undertake the Investigating Psychology module, which will equip you with important practical skills for conducting research in psychology, such as data analysis and report writing.

Our Psychology graduates gain employment from a wide range of sectors, including health and medicine, education, forensic science and sport and exercise. There are many divisions of the subject to enter into, including Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Neuropsychology, Occupational Psychology and Research and Academic Psychology.

Our graduates are also well-read, versatile and highly regarded by business. Their data handling and people skills open up a range of opportunities and employment rates are very high for psychology degree holders. Many of our graduates choose to pursue careers in human resources, marketing, management, banking, teaching and social work.

Through our degree, you gain valuable, relevant skills that allow you to deliver real impact in your chosen field. Additionally, you are exposed to applied psychology topics based on current research and gain the skills and experience to be professionally accredited by the BPS, preparing you for the real world and a career in the subject.

A Level AAA

GCSE Mathematics grade B (Applicants with a GCSE Maths C or 5 considered on a case-by-case basis)

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

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Subjects

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Investigating Psychology
  • Understanding Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Issues in Psychology
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychology of Art

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • Investigating Psychology
    • Understanding Psychology
Year 2

Core

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience
    • Personality and Individual Differences
    • Research Methods I: Experimental Methods in Psychology
    • Research Methods II: Asking questions, analysing responses
    • Social Psychology
    • Statistics
Year 3

Core

    • Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology
    • Project

Optional

    • Cognitive Affective and Clinical Neuroscience
    • Current Directions in Social Psychology
    • Forensic and Investigative Psychology
    • Prozac Nation: Human Psychopharmacology
    • Psychology of Art
    • The Developing Mind
    • The Lying Brain: An Examination of Hallucinations & Delusions in Normal, Clinical and Pathological Populations
    • The Neuroscience of Typical and Atypical Social Development
    • The Psychology of Attention: from the laboratory to everyday behaviour
    • The Psychology of Cooperation
    • Topics in Clinical Psychology
Year 4

Core

    • MPsych Dissertation

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

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Overseas Fee - £18,890

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