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Psychology at University of Gloucestershire - UCAS

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Course summary

Conduct your own piece of research in psychological sciences. Contribute to knowledge in the sector while improving your professional practice and developing advanced academic skills and knowledge. We offer research opportunities in: Most of the research conducted falls within one of the three research groups within the subject area (see below). If you would like to find out more about one of the individual projects below (or have a related project in mind), please see the course page to contact the relevant member of staff. If you would like to find out if there is expertise within the team to supervise your own project, please email [email protected].

  • SCaN (Social, Cognitive and Neuropsychology) – director: Dr Kim Schenke
  • FPaP (Forensic Psychology and Policing) – director: Associate Professor Amy Grubb
  • Health & Wellbeing


Entry requirements

Psychological Sciences MRes requirements To study this course you will need to have obtained the following: An Honours degree of upper second class or above from a UK university, or an equivalent qualification, is normally required in a subject area relevant to your chosen research topic In exceptional circumstances, we will consider applications from non-graduates with experience of undertaking research or graduates who wish to work in a new subject area Initial registration is usually for MPhil or MRes or MA/MSc by Research with the possibility of transfer to PhD. Candidates with a Master’s degree in a relevant subject that contains appropriate research methods training may register for a PhD directly. IELTS 6.5 (6.0 writing, 5.5 all other components) EU and international students need IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in any other component) or equivalent. Research proposal Your application should include a research proposal up to 1,000 words (excluding references/appendices) which follows the structure outlined in the research proposal guide. Applicants should name a member of staff within their topic area who has agreed to supervise them. Staff contact details can be found on each academic school page.


English language requirements

International students will need to produce evidence of an acceptable score on an approved English language test such as IELTS. We run pre-sessional English language courses to help you prepare for undergraduate or postgraduate study.

English Language requirements

http://www.glos.ac.uk/docs/download/International/english-Language-entry-requirements.pdf


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this 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

Please visit the subject page via www.glos.ac.uk/Research for full fees and costs information.
Psychology at University of Gloucestershire - UCAS