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MSc Psychology with a specialisation in Business or Health

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

Masters Degree Description

The School of Psychological Sciences & Health offers this unique Masters programme. The distinctive nature of the programme lies in its flexible online mode of delivery and the choice of specialisation. You can select from either:

Specialisation in Business: in collaboration with the globally renowned Strathclyde Business School
Specialisation in Health
This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society. If you successfully complete this course and have no background, or an unaccredited background, in psychology, this course will provide the route to gain Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS).

It also provides opportunities to develop specialist knowledge in modules provided for the programme in Psychology for Business or Health.

Entry Requirements

First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in law, social sciences or related disciplines, or a Masters degree; in some cases a qualification deemed to be equivalent may be considered.

Psychology Honours graduate (without Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS) with lower second-class degree (or international equivalent).

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Student Destinations

An accredited Masters in Psychology is a mark of quality, meaning the course and institution has achieved the high standards of quality in its provision that the British Psychological Society demands.

A degree in psychology, accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), is the first step towards the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS, and is a prerequisite for entry onto professional postgraduate psychology training programmes (for example, MSc Organisational Psychology, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, MSc Educational Psychology). A number of graduates will use their accredited degree to pursue future professional training, following gaining relevant experience.

Psychology graduates have a range of options open to them. Many go on to further study or to careers in teaching, human resource management, social work, as well as other areas.

Module Details

Conceptual & Historical Issues in Psychology (CHIP) and Individual Differences
Social & Developmental Psychology
Research Design & Analyses in Psychology
Empirical project
Psychobiology & Cognitive Psychology
Organisational Psychology
Foundations of Risk
Leadership in Organisations
Psychometrics in Organisations

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