Course description
Are you looking for a MSc programme that will fascinate your interest in the human mind and behaviour? Are you interested in the scientific underpinning of how people think, act and interact? Are you planning to move into a professional psychology career after completing an undergraduate degree in a different subject area or your current psychology undergraduate degree does not qualify you to start your journey to becoming an aspiring psychologist?
Then this MSc Psychology (Conversion) is the first stage towards your journey towards a professional career in psychology. To work towards becoming a professional psychologist your psychology degree is required to be accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as conferring eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC). Students who are eligible for GBC with the BPS are then able to continue onto further psychology postgraduate study and supervised training.
Suitability - Who should attend?
Either:
- A UK Honours degree or equivalent overseas qualification in any subject at 2.2. or above.
- A UK Honours (BPS accredited) psychology degree (but who have failed to either pass the empirical psychology project or failed to achieve at least a Lower Second-Class Honours degree, thus inhibiting eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership – GBC with the BPS).
Plus
- GCSE/GCE O Level Maths/English: Grade C/Grade 4 or above (or recognised equivalent)
Training Course Content
Modules
- Psychological Research Methods
- Individual in the Society
- Lifespan Development and Conceptual and Historical Issues
- Cognition and the Brain
- Psychological Dissertation
- Health, Wellbeing and Psychological Interventions
- Psychological Distress and Mental Health
Course delivery details
What does it cover?
The programme covers the core strands of psychology, namely Biological, Cognitive, Developmental, Individual Differences, Social, Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology, and Research Methods which are integral to this programme. In addition, you have the opportunity to study a module on Psychological Distress and Mental Health, and Health, Wellbeing & Psychological Interventions. And have the opportunity to select an area of particular interest within the field of psychology and to design, plan and execute an in-depth research project in your chosen psychology area for your Dissertation.
Programme delivery?
The programme is delivered by blended learning mode, significantly online (90%) but with four campus-based learning days across the programme (10%). The programme follows a scheduled timetable delivery for the live sessions online and on campus.
Campus-based
The campus-based days will be delivered in the week and there will be two full campus days between September and December and two full campus days between January and June. During these campus-based sessions you will have the opportunity to engage in workshops and seminar work related to the programme content and linked directly to the assessment. The campus-based sessions also afford you the opportunity to engage with psychological equipment. Th campus based sessions allow you to gain hands on practical experience.
Online
The online element of the programme includes both asynchronous and synchronous learning. The online resources for a module might include a mini lecture or video presentation, online seminar/workshop activities to complete, an opportunity to discuss content with fellow students using the online forums and chat spaces, core reading from texts and journal articles, and self-directed study time, this is all housed on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). In addition, to support your learning further you will have the opportunity to attend scheduled live group tutorial/sessions with your tutor across the programme, which will be delivered on Wednesday’s 12-1pm, 1-2pm and Thursday 12-1pm. These sessions will either consolidate or extend your learning from that week, prepare you for the next session, and allow opportunities for you to ask questions.
Personal tutor (PT)
You will also have a personal tutor – a psychology academic, who will provide you with both academic and personal support throughout the programme. Both group and individual PT meetings are available during the programme.
Study Skills
You will also have the opportunity to participate in a number of online study skills session in areas such as critical writing, library searching and careers options. You can also access these facilities on-campus.
Expenses
Standard course fee for both full-time and part-time is £8,800 for 2023
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