Psychology MSc

Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), this online MSc Psychology conversion course confers Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC), the first step towards gaining Chartered status. The course is suited to anyone who is looking to pursue a career in psychology, bringing you one step closer to becoming a Chartered Psychologist.<br/><br/>This long established and high quality course aims to give you a comprehensive understanding of the core areas of psychology required by the BPS including contextual and historical issues, biological, cognitive, lifespan, individual differences, and social psychology and the links between them.<br/><br/>This course alone will not allow you to practice but provides an opportunity for a non-psychology graduate, or a graduate from a non-BPS accredited course, to meet one of the entry requirements for a postgraduate programme of professional training in Health, Sport, Clinical, Counselling, Occupational, Educational or Forensic Psychology. By completing this course, you will be conferred Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC).<br/><br/>**A unique and diverse range of optional modules**<br/>With a range of optional modules to choose from, you can specialise in your studies across distinctive areas of Psychology, such as:<br/>+ Applied Psychology of Human Performance<br/><br/><br/>+ Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD<br/><br/><br/>+ Language and Literacy Development<br/><br/><br/>+ Positive Psychology <br/><br/><br/>+ Psychology of Pain<br/><br/><br/>These modules and more, offer a unique and distinguished programme of study from the University of Derby, taught by our research active team of academics who are at the forefront of their fields. Optional modules are subject to academic availability and the modules on offer may be subject to change each academic year. <br/><br/>**Intakes**<br/>The online MSc Psychology has intake in September, January and May.