• DeadlineStudy Details: MSc Full-time: up to 12 months, Part-time: up to 24 months

Masters Degree Description

Take the next step in your career applying psychology to the world of work and business. Join our British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited MSc course which gives you the Stage 1 qualification in Occupational Psychology. Due to the professional accredited training route which this course is part of, you must have a BPS-accredited undergraduate degree in Psychology or Graduate Membership of the BPS.

Our Occupational Psychology MSc provides students with a grounding in the key theoretical models, evidence-based practices, and research and evaluation methods used within the field of work psychology. They will learn how to motivate employees, assess their abilities, personality and performance, train them in new skills and competencies. At a more strategic level, students will learn about leadership development, job design and managing organisational change, diversity and well-being at work.. All of which are particularly valuable to future employers, including: Occupational Psychology consultancies, business and management consultancies and other large organisations who employ psychology specialists within their corporate teams.

Entry Requirements

2:1 in a BPS accredited psychology degree

You'll need evidence of holding Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) either from your University or the British Psychological Society (BPS). If you have not studied an accredited course, you'll need to take an accredited conversion programme or look at our other offerings.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Our graduates go on to a wide range of careers around the world. Typical roles include: consultant roles in specialist work psychology consultancy firms and more general management consultancies; specialist roles in learning, training, leadership, well-being, recruitment and talent development in large organisations in both the private and public sector; HR roles in private and public sector companies.

Module Details

  • Applied Research Project60 credits
  • Consultancy Skills10 credits
  • Introduction to Research Methods10 credits
  • Leadership, Engagement, and Motivation10 credits
  • Learning, Training and Development20 credits
  • Organisational Change and Development10 credits
  • Psychological Assessment at Work10 credits
  • Qualitative Research Methods10 credits
  • Work Design, Wellbeing and Work20 credits
  • Intermediate and advanced topics in quantitative research methods10 credits
  • Fundamentals in Quantitative Research Methods10 credit

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