Course summary
Why study this course? Our Psychology MSc offers you a broad curriculum in psychology. Apply for the course if you're a non-psychology graduate or a graduate with a non-accredited psychology degree who wants to qualify for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS). The course covers the BPS' GBC curriculum and offers option modules in applied psychology. More about this course? Take the first step to becoming a chartered psychologist with this accredited postgraduate degree in applied psychology. It's been specifically designed for non-psychology graduates and graduates with non-accredited psychology degrees. It's for graduates who have completed our University Certificate in Psychology for Graduates (By Distance Learning) course or who have obtained 60 credits in any combination of biological, cognitive, developmental, personality and social psychology and research methods (including statistics) with another institution. The course will build on your prior learning and deepen your understanding in core areas of psychology. As well as this, option modules in specialist areas including psychopathology, forensic and business psychology allow you to deepen your knowledge in an advanced area of applied psychology that interests you. What our students say "I can't forget my lecturers. They put in a lot of effort and I got a lot of guidance from them." Kogliavani Kunasegaran, graduate
Modules
Example modules include: Cognition (core, 20 credits); Developmental Psychology (core, 20 credits); Dissertation (core, 60 credits); Individual Differences (core, 20 credits); Psychobiology (core, 20 credits); Research Methods (core, 20 credits); Social Psychology (core, 20 credits).
Assessment method
Assessments are made through essays, practical reports, dissertation and end-of-module examinations.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- British Psychological Society
Entry requirements
You will be required to have a degree with at least lower second class honours (or overseas equivalent); grade C or above in GCSE Mathematics (or equivalent), obtained 60 credits in any combination of biological, cognitive, developmental, personality and social psychology, and research methods (including statistics) with another institution. UK students are also expected to have grade C or above in GCSE English, and international students are expected to meet the University's English language qualification requirements.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £1035 | Module |
| Northern Ireland | £1035 | Module |
| Scotland | £1035 | Module |
| Wales | £1035 | Module |
| EU | £1835 | Module |
| International | £1835 | Module |
| Channel Islands | £1835 | Module |
| Republic of Ireland | £1835 | Module |
Additional fee information
Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things such as equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees. Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.
Provider information
London Metropolitan University
Admissions Office
166-220 Holloway Road
City of London
N7 8DB