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Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice MSc

Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice MSc

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

2 years

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Developmental Psychology Nursing Health Studies Paramedical Services / Supplementary Medicine Medical Sciences

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

This MSc aims to encourage an integrated understanding of child development and a range of childhood disorders. It also gives students an opportunity to apply this understanding in a clinical setting through a supervised placement in the second year within a mental health service. The programme draws together theory, research and therapeutic thinking from a range of perspectives, including clinical and cognitive psychology, systemic thinking, psychoanalysis and neuroscience. Alongside working on a research project and learning about child mental health, students learn how to build therapeutic relationships, and carry out assessments and evaluation. These skills are put into practice during the clinical placement.

Careers

Since the MSc was established in 2011, graduates have gone on to work with children and families in children's services and various therapeutic settings, or to undertake doctoral-level clinical training, such as clinical psychology, child psychotherapy, or counselling psychology. Some of our graduates also pursue research careers, taking up posts as research assistants or going on to PhD study.

Employability

Completing this MSc will help you develop several core clinical competencies and provide direct supervised experience of work in a child and adolescent mental health service, placing you in a very strong position to proceed to a full clinical training, such as in clinical psychology or child psychotherapy.

Modules

Multiple Perspectives on Development Psychopathology II - Core
Assessment and Planning Clinical Interventions - Core
Evaluating Clinical Interventions - Core
Research Methods II: Introduction to Statistical Analysis - Core
Research Methods I (formative) - Core
Multiple Perspectives on Development Psychopathology I - Core
Building and Maintaining Therapeutic Relationships - Core
Research Workshop - Core
Psychoanalytic Thought: Introduction to the Clinical Theory of Psychoanalysis - Core
Parent-Infant Observation - Core
Research Methods III: Introduction to Qualitative Research (formative) - Core
Research Workshop - Core
Work Discussion Group (formative) - Core
Clinical Skills I - Core
Clinical Skills II - Core
Clinical Practice in Context - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£14,100

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£32,100

Entry requirements

Normally a minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university in Psychology, or in another relevant social, clinical or life science discipline, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. It is highly desirable that students have obtained relevant experience working with children or adolescents prior to application.

University information

UCL (University College London) is consistently ranked among the top ten universities in the world, conducting leading research across a wide range of subject areas. Throughout its long and prestigious history, it has inspired and educated countless minds and produced 30 Nobel prize recipients. With one campus located in the heart of Bloomsbury and a second campus in vibrant east London, the university is home to around 42,000 students...more

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