Course summary

The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2022). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas. The MSc in Psychological Research is a one-year taught master's course. The course provides a broad-based research training programme in psychology, covering theory and methods in core domains of psychology reflecting particular research strengths within the department. Hands-on research training within the core research themes of the department is also provided. This course is taking part in a continuing pilot programme to improve the selection procedure for graduate applications, in order to ensure that all candidates are evaluated fairly. For this course, the socio-economic data you provide in the application form will be used to contextualise the shortlisting and decision-making processes. For more information see the full details about this pilot. The broad-based research training programme covers:

• behavioural neuroscience, from animal models to human functional imaging and TMS

• cognitive neuroscience, including MEG, EEG, neuropsychology

• developmental science, comprising Babylab studies and studies with children with developmental disorders

• social psychology and psychological disorders, focusing on inter-group behaviour, emotion, anxiety and post-traumatic stress.

• Research Evaluation

• Project Design

• Statistical Theory and Methods

• Computer Programming for Experimental Psychology

• Philosophical Foundations of Psychology.

• Affective Science

• Developmental Science

• Brain and Cognition

• Computer Modelling of Brain Function.