Psychology (Conversion) MSc

This practical course opens doors to a wide variety of careers and can serve as the next step in your training to become a qualified psychologist. <br/><br/>Designed for both psychology and non-psychology graduates, it offers a thorough grounding in the field of psychology and its research methods, to ensure you have the knowledge and skills to begin a career in your chosen area – with a qualification recognised by the British Psychological Society. <br/><br/>You’ll be introduced to the core branches of psychology (cognitive, biological and developmental) and debate opposing views, before specialising in applied areas such as social and cultural psychology, motivational psychology and psychopathology – delving deeper into fields that interest you. <br/><br/>Working in our campus laboratory, you’ll learn to design studies, conduct experiments, evaluate evidence and communicate your findings – improving your knowledge of statistical, empirical and qualitative measures, as well as your statistical analysis of data. <br/><br/>In your final term, you’ll undertake a research project – considering ethical implications, research techniques and evidence evaluation.<br/><br/>**Graduate job-ready**<br/><br/>Graduate with the deep industry knowledge and transferable skills to apply to a wide range of careers – from professional psychologist to forensics, marketing, advertising, HR, education, counselling and psychotherapy. <br/><br/>This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), granting you eligibility for Chartered Membership (Graduate Basis) in the society – a requirement for any professional BPS postgraduate training course in psychology in the UK.