MSc Psychology at Kingston University

If you want to gain Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) from the British Psychological Society (BPS), this is the conversion course for you.

Faculty: Faculty of Business and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Psychology  |  Duration: 1 year full time / 2 years part time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will cover all areas of Psychology required by the BPS. This will include extensive training in research skills and you will be encouraged to develop a critical and analytical approach to psychological models, theories and methodologies. Full time MSc - core modules: Psychology Dissertation, Methods and Statistics, The Person in Psychology, Cognition and Biological Psychology; optional modules (choose one): Applied Psychology with Work Experience, Advanced Developmental Psychology, Critical Social Psychology, Advanced Issues in the Psychology of Thinking, Psychology of Health and Well Being, Neuropsychology and Neuro-rehabilitation, Psychotherapeutic Psychology and Mental Health, Introduction to Forensic Psychology.

Career pathways

Many graduates from this conversion course continue their training and eventually become chartered psychologists. Careers include clinical, forensic, educational and occupational psychology, social work, counselling and teaching.

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