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Full time
3 years
SEP-25
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Psychology (General)
Research
Research opportunities
You can study an MPhil over one year, a DEdPsy over two years or a PhD over three years.
MPhil and PhD
You can study either an MPhil or a PhD within any of our research areas:
As part of your MPhil or PhD, you'll be enrolled on the Postgraduate Certificate in Researcher Professional Development (PgCert RDP) for which you'll have to complete a range of personal, professional and career development activities.
These activities aim to develop the transferable skills you'll use throughout your career and also within a particular researcher development framework.
DEdPsy
Our DEdPsy degree is specific to Educational Psychology.
Our PgCert RPD programme aims to ensure you get the most out of your current research activities at Strathclyde and helps you prepare for your future career as a researcher.
We'll help you recognise and develop your transferrable skills that'll have a positive impact on your research, now and in the future.
Careers
The University Careers Service can help you with everything from writing your CV to interview preparation.
For this course (per year)
£4,786
For this course (per year)
£18,050
Students require to have a first-class or upper second-class UK Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Psychology or a similar discipline. Normally, the majority of our MPhil and PhD students have completed a Masters degree in Psychology after their Honours degree.
The University of Strathclyde is a leading international technological university which offers a diverse range of postgraduate course options. With over 30,000 students from over 140 countries, it has a vibrant and international learning community. Innovative research is at the heart of everything that they do, with almost 90 % of the university’s research rated ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the most recent Research...more
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