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Your main study themes are: Research methods in psychology: You will have the opportunity to gain direct practical experience of how to design, conduct, analyse, report and present experimental research with a thorough grounding in the techniques appropriate to research in applied qualitative and quantitative psychology.Following the British Psychological Society (BPS) Code of Ethical Conduct will give you a sophisticated awareness of the problems, issues and ethics in applied research in psychology. Ethics in psychology: Provides support to enable you to conceive a topic for dissertation research, conduct background literature reviews on this topic and develop a complete and approved dissertation proposal (capable of submission for ethical clearance) for your research dissertation on the Masters in Psychology. Issues in professional practice: Aims to develop a sound understanding of professional practice in applied psychology, including ethical and legal issues, such as statutory responsibilities. We will introduced you to a range of skills required in professional practice, including evidence based practice, assessment skills, presenting formally, professional report writing. For more information about what you will study, please visit our website.