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Full time | Strawberry Hill Campus (Main Campus) | 1 year | SEP-25

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Psychology

Course Summary

This psychology conversion degree is the first step to becoming a Chartered Psychologist

Investigate the human mind with our psychology conversion degree. You will cover all core BPS curriculum areas of psychology, including:

qualitative and quantitative research methods

developmental, cognitive, biological, social and individual differences

conceptual and historical issues.

Our psychology conversion course is for working professionals who want to change their career direction. It also suits psychologists working abroad who need to regularise their qualifications. Our psychology conversion degree will give you the equivalent of three years of undergraduate study.

This programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership.

Online - with live sessions and a community

We are one of the few fully online Psychology conversion degrees in the UK with synchronous live online sessions. You'll join them weekly and get real-time interaction with lecturers, meaning immediate feedback and clarified concepts. Our online sessions also help you connect with your peers. so you'll feel part of a supportive community no matter your location.

Our recorded sessions also allow you the flexibility to learn around your non-academic commitments.

Career opportunities

Our psychology conversion degree will help you develop essential transferrable skills, such as, critical thinking, and communication.

Some examples of job roles and areas of work for graduates of Psychology (Conversion) MSc include:

Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Education Mental Health Practitioner

Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists

Systemic Family Therapists

Educational Psychology

Counselling

Occupational Psychology

Sport and Exercise Psychology

Clinical Psychology

Forensic Psychology

Health Psychology

This programme is available in at distance learning.

Modules

This module is designed to introduce you to the study of psychology at postgraduate level. You will be introduced to the key philosophical and epistemological underpinnings of the subject. A historical perspective on the development of the field will form an anchor point for this introduction to the discipline. The position of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in society will be introduced and their role in professional pathways will be explained. Key study and qualitative and quantitative research skills, specific to Psychology, will be covered in order to enable you to confidently embark on research projects in subsequent modules. With this in mind, your assessment literacy will also be a focus of the module. On completion of this module you should have developed a critical understanding of the principle developments in the history of psychology. You should also be able to confidently proceed into further, more in-depth study.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£11,910

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£11,910

Entry requirements

All applicants must hold a Lower Second Class (2:2) - or equivalent - undergraduate degree-level qualification. Your undergraduate degree may be in a subject other than psychology, or a degree in psychology that was not eligible for accreditation by the BPS. If you have previously undertaken an accredited degree, but failed to either pass the empirical psychology project or achieve at least a 2:2, you may be admitted subject to an interview. You must also hold a minimum grade of C/4 in GCSE-level mathematics and English (or equivalent).