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Research Methods in Psychology MRes

Research Methods in Psychology MRes

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Full time | University of Leicester | 1 year | 23-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MRes - Master of Research

Subject areas

Psychology (General) Social Research Methods

Course type

Research

Course Summary

Course description

This postgraduate degree will provide you with advanced training in research methods in psychology, equipping you with the research and professional skills required for a research career.

The Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour has particular research strengths in:

  • Cellular and molecular neurobiology
  • Cognitive and behavioural sciences
  • Perception and sensory processing
  • Health and psychological wellbeing

You will be encouraged to undertake a research project in one of these areas.

Teaching and learning

All teaching is seminar based, or in one-to-one tutorial and research supervision sessions, with continuous assessment in the form of a research protocol, oral and poster presentations, and in the development of portfolios of assessed activities. You will write a thesis on original empirical research, which will involve an oral exam (viva).

Careers and employability

This postgraduate degree will provide you with advanced training in research methods in psychology, equipping you with the research and professional skills required for a research career.

Modules

This module will highlight some of the current issues in academic research and demonstrate how to design academic teaching material. You will plan effective methods of communicating complex ideas to a variety of audiences, and present research plans demonstrating critical thinking and originality. This module will equip you with a comprehensive set of professional and transferable skills for a future in academia ? such as grant funding application- or for your future career ? such as job interviews and applications through mock interviews.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£10,700

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£23,650

Entry requirements

Students need to have a Second class honours degree in psychology, biological science or a related discipline.

University information

The University of Leicester has a distinguished history of excellence in education for more than a hundred years. It has been a crucible in which great minds and mentors have come together to break new ground, develop fresh ideas and invent useful methods of understanding our world. Research has always been a driving force behind the university’s success, and Leicester’s postgraduate community engages with some of the most significant social,...more