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Psychology at University of Derby - UCAS

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Course summary

Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), this online MSc Psychology conversion course confers Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC), the first step towards gaining Chartered status. The course is suited to anyone who is looking to pursue a career in psychology, bringing you one step closer to becoming a Chartered Psychologist. This long established and high quality course aims to give you a comprehensive understanding of the core areas of psychology required by the BPS including contextual and historical issues, biological, cognitive, lifespan, individual differences, and social psychology and the links between them. This course alone will not allow you to practice but provides an opportunity for a non-psychology graduate, or a graduate from a non-BPS accredited course, to meet one of the entry requirements for a postgraduate programme of professional training in Health, Sport, Clinical, Counselling, Occupational, Educational or Forensic Psychology. By completing this course, you will be conferred Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC). A unique and diverse range of optional modules With a range of optional modules to choose from, you can specialise in your studies across distinctive areas of Psychology, such as:

  • Applied Psychology of Human Performance
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD
  • Language and Literacy Development
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychology of Pain
These modules and more, offer a unique and distinguished programme of study from the University of Derby, taught by our research active team of academics who are at the forefront of their fields. Optional modules are subject to academic availability and the modules on offer may be subject to change each academic year. Intakes The online MSc Psychology has intake in September, January and May.

Modules

Core and Optional modules cover topics including: Biological and Cognitive Approaches in Psychology, Introduction to Perspectives in Psychology, Social and Lifespan Psychology, Forensic Applications of Psychology, Neuropsychology, Addictive Behaviours, Psychology of Parenting, Psychology in Education and more...

Assessment method

Coursework based assessment

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • British Psychological Society

How to apply

International applicants

This online course welcomes international students - you will be able to join the online course from your own country without the need to travel to the UK. In addition to the entry requirements, if English is not your first language, you will need an English Language qualification. Details can be found on our website.

Entry requirements

You will usually need one of the following: - An undergraduate degree with Honours (in any subject) from a UK university or equivalent overseas qualification - at least a 2:2 - A Masters degree from a UK university or equivalent overseas qualification - A psychology degree which hasn’t given you Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership - at least a 2.2 - An undergraduate degree from an overseas institution that is equivalent to the above UK qualifications. It is also important that you have a good standard of written and spoken English Plus: GCSE/GCE O Level Maths: Grade C


English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £9450 Whole course
International £9450 Whole course
England £9450 Whole course
Northern Ireland £9450 Whole course
Scotland £9450 Whole course
Wales £9450 Whole course
Channel Islands £9450 Whole course
Republic of Ireland £9450 Whole course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Psychology at University of Derby - UCAS