Psychology of Childhood Adversity (MSc)
Master
In Belfast City
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Belfast city (Northern Ireland)
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Duration
1 Year
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Overview: The programme provides advanced study of topics in developmental psychology, with a specific focus on development in the context of adversity. Childhood adversity refers to factors extrinsic to the child such as growing up in contexts of parental psychopathology, economic deprivation and community conflict. Psychological, educational and behavioural outcomes of adversity will be explored as well as the predictors, mediators and moderators of outcome. The MSc will also focus on international contexts of childhood adversity and will address the impact of war and conflict, sexual violence and exploitation and the challenges faced by children who live in and work on the streets. It will examine the cultural sensitivities that researchers and humanitarian workers need to keep in mind when working in non-Western settings and explore both mental health and psychosocial interventions that seek to help children and young people affected by humanitarian disasters. Students will additionally have the opportunity to study interdisciplinary approaches to tackling childhood adversity, with compulsory and optional modules in Children's Rights, Youth Justice and Caring for Children with Complex Health Needs. The study of the psychology of childhood adversity will address questions such as: What aspects of childhood adversity impact of child and adolescent development? How do intrinsic (eg child's personality) and extrinsic (eg parenting) factors interact to moderate outcomes of adversity? What programmes and interventions can help children growing up in adversity and how can they be best designed and implemented? ...
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MSc: Normally a 2.1 Honours degree or above in Psychology or a related honours subject or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. Applicants with relevant work experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis. PG Diploma (and PG Certificate(): Normally a high 2.2 Honours degree (57%) or above, or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in a relevant subject. INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS For information on international qualification equivalents please select Your Country from the list on...
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Subjects
- Psychology
- Teaching
- Conflict
- International
Course programme
Course Details
The programme consists of compulsory and optional modules and a dissertation (MSc route only). Students take half the taught modules in semester 1 and half in semester 2. Teaching time is usually over 2 days (Tuesday/Wednesday).
Modules include:
- Childhood Adversity (10 credits)
- Improving Outcomes with Evidence Based Interventions (10 credits)
- Principles of Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analyses (10 credits)
- Quantitative Data Analysis 1 (10 credits) and 2 (10 credits)
- Research Design and Professional Skills (10 credits)
- Theoretical Perspectives on Child and Adolescent Development (20 credits)
- Quantitative Data Analyses 1 (10 credits) and 2 (10 credits)
- Psychological Methods in Developmental Research (10 credits)
- Children in International Contexts of Adversity (10 credits)
- Dissertation (60 credits)
Assessment will consist of a dissertation, coursework assignments and class tests.
Learning and TeachingTeaching takes place in the morning and afternoon, usually over 2 days (Tuesday/Wednesday). The course may include additional workshops outside normal teaching hours.
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Psychology of Childhood Adversity (MSc)