MScPsychology
| Study location | United Kingdom, Colchester Campus |
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| Type | Master courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 1 year |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MSc |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) You need a first, upper second or high lower second class honour degree, or equivalent |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS: 7.0 overall (with a minimum component score of 5.5) |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. Reference should be written on official letterhead, signed and dated. Please upload it in the Documents section. CV |
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Overview
Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.
Programme structure
Year 1
Brain and Behaviour
Personality and Individual Differences
Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
Advanced Cognitive Psychology I
Advanced Cognitive Psychology II
Advanced Social Psychology
Advanced Developmental Psychology
Research Project (MSc)
Fundamentals of Neuroscience and Neuropsychology (optional)
Special Topics in Individual Differences and Developmental Psychology (optional)
Cognitive Neuropsychology of Language (optional)
Critical Literature Review (optional)
Special Topics in Perception and Cognition (optional)
Special Topics in Social Psychology (optional)
Career opportunities
With the skills and knowledge you acquire from studying within our Department of Psychology, you will find yourself in demand from a wide range of employers.
Recent graduates of MSc Psychology have found employment as a research assistant at the Anna Freud Centre, a clinical psychologist for the NHS, a child psychologist for Children First and a lecturer at the University of Surrey. Other graduates have been employed in clinical psychology, educational psychology, criminal and forensic psychology.