Educational and Child Psychology Doctoral Programme

This professional training course will give you the skills, competencies and HCPC registration required to practise as an educational psychologist. We teach you the theory and support your practice, so you’ll be well prepared for your future career.

Course description\
This is a three-year, full-time course approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). It is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and recognised by the Department for Education as a professional training course in educational psychology.

All our graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the HCPC as a practitioner educational psychologist and join the British Psychological Society's Division of Educational and Child Psychology.

We only offer this course through the Educational Psychology Funded Training (EPFT) scheme. Self-funded places are not available.

You can apply to the EPFT scheme through the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) website.

Applications to the EPFT scheme for entry in September 2027 close at 5pm (UK time) on Wednesday 4 November 2026.

Find details of relevant deadlines on the AEP website.

Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.