Course summary
Develop advanced research skills relevant to clinical psychology. You also gain a broad understanding of mental health service provision. We offer this course in collaboration with the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. You’ll learn from our faculty who have research strengths in psychopathology and clinical psychology, as well as guest lecturers including local practitioners. The course is for you if you are a psychology graduate and you’re seeking a place on:
- a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology course
- other mental health professional training
- a clinically relevant PhD.
Modules
We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to COVID-19, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity. Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
- An Adventure in Statistics
- Clinical Skills: practitioner and lived experience perspectives
- Contemporary Issues in Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
- Research reform and open science
- Big Data in Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
- Clinical Psychology in Action
- The Clinical Psychology Research Process
- Treatment Models and their Evaluation
Entry requirements
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Your qualification should be in psychology or a closely related subject such as neuroscience. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing. For more information about our entry requirements and English language requirements, please visit our website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Provider information
University of Sussex
Sussex House
Brighton
BN1 9RH