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PostgraduateCourse summary
Our MSc Psychology of Child Development course is designed to advance your knowledge of child psychology. It’s ideal for individuals who aim to pursue further postgraduate research or a career in child development. It also presents a great career development opportunity for professionals already working with children.
- Examining development allows us to understand how change takes place from infancy to adulthood. Our course explores in-depth child and adolescent development. You'll explore development in different domains such as cognitive, social and emotional. The course provides a thorough understanding of the methodology, analysis, current research, and theory in the field of developmental psychology.
- Studying a range of modules unique to this course you will gain a broad understanding of developmental psychology. You'll be taught by a course team providing a global perspective. Each team member delivers teaching in an area related to their own area of research expertise, such as:
- You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of the latest theories, interventions, and applications of psychology relevant to working with children and adolescents. You will also conduct research using a range of techniques used to understand children’s behaviour and development.
- The School is equipped with two laboratories. In these labs you'll develop a deeper understanding of the psychology of child development.
- The Child Observation Suite provides a facility for the observation and understanding of children’s behaviour.
- The Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience lab enables a detailed examination of the brain and visual systems of young children and adolescents through a range of techniques, including eye tracking and electroencephalography (EEG).
Modules
Please visit The University of Central Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.
Entry requirements
Applicants will hold at least 2:1 degree accredited by British Psychological Society, however, those with 2:2 degrees or who have studied a related subject are also encouraged to apply. The admissions policy of the School is to consider every applicant on their own individual merits therefore prospective students with a lower second class degree and a final year project and/or research methods and statistics grades at a higher level will be considered. This MSc course includes a one-year, post-graduate level module in research methods and statistics that needs to be passed to complete your degree. Applicants who have studied a discipline other than Psychology will be expected to have studied both statistics and research methods as part their undergraduate degree. International applicants will be expected to have achieved an IELTS score of 6.5 with no single component below 6.0. A satisfactory DBS check is not required for entry to the course, however, your placement might necessitate you working with vulnerable groups of individuals, including children. In this instance you may be required to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance (formerly termed CRB). We will be able to guide you through this process once you have been offered a conditional place of study at the University of Central Lancashire. It is important to note that should your Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prove to be unsatisfactory for the purpose of the placement you have applied to, then this will require a change to this element of your course.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
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Provider information
University of Central Lancashire
Preston
PR1 2HE