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: Cognitive psychology / cognitive neuroscience / social cognition
- Decision-making in applied settings
- Situation awareness and applications to training for blue light services
- Team situation awareness – the role of unconscious emotional information in intuitive decision-making
- Virtual reality as a training tool
- Sound symbolism in infant word learning
- Creation and use of person-models in action prediction
- Using EEG in studies of anxiety, wellbeing and attainment
- Investigative reasoning
- Investigative interviewing – including training interviewers, interviewing vulnerable people, and the role of identity and cultural differences
- Eye-witness testimony
- Training expert witnesses
- Cyberpsychology and cybersecurity.
- Psychosocial interventions for people with chronic disease or mental distress
- The social scientific study of the arts and popular culture, identity and social interaction
- The arts in therapeutic contexts
- Care for people with dementia
- Understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder and implications for care
- Mindfulness
- The understanding of psychopathology in terms of underlying neuroscience
- The neuroscience of attachment behaviour and empathy
- Contemporary relational approaches to therapy, brief therapies and couples work
- Psychology and social issues
- Psychological language
- Pedagogy, diversity and elearning
- Qualitative and quantitative research methods
Entry requirements
- 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. - 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 (currently on website – No IELTS information on this course)
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
| EU | £40000 | Whole course |
| England | £20000 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £20000 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £20000 | Whole course |
| Wales | £20000 | Whole course |
| International | £40000 | Whole course |
Additional fee information
Please visit the subject page via www.glos.ac.uk/Research for full fees and costs information. The fee listed here does not include the continuation fee which is charged annually for years registered after the expected duration. The continuation fee is also charged at the point of thesis submission, for more details please see the tuition fee policy.
Provider information
University of Gloucestershire
The Park
Cheltenham
GL50 2RH