MSc Psychological Studies (online) at University of Aberdeen

Programme overview

Join our BPS accredited psychology conversion course online. If you want to begin a career in psychology but have a degree in another subject, this psychology conversion degree is for you. Online MSc Psychological Studies introduces you to the study of psychology, as a first step towards becoming a psychologist.

Duration: 12 - 32 months | Study mode: online | Intake: January or September | Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

You can choose to study for a: Masters (180 credits) exit early with a Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) exit early with a Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits), or start with one of the short courses that make up this degree (15 credits). You can build your way to a qualification one short course at a time. 180 credits.

Career pathways

with an accredited psychology degree Your MSc in Psychological Studies can be the first step to a professional career in psychology, and will open up various options to you. This MSc alone will not allow you to practice but allows you to meet one of the entry requirements for a postgraduate programme of professional training.

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Entry requirements

The minimum entry requirements for this degree are: a 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in any discipline. International students Entry requirements We welcome students from all over the world. See the minimum entry requirements above. If you do not have qualifications from the UK, check equivalent qualifications from your country. Visa requirements You do not need a student visa to study online with us. English language requirements Teaching is delivered in English. If English is not your first language, use our English requirements checklist to see if you need to provide evidence of your English language skills when you apply. English language tests and scores If you do need to provide English language test scores, these are the tests and minimum scores we accept for this course or degree. These are our Postgraduate Standard requirements. IELTS Academic, IELTS UKVI Academic, or IELTS Online (not IELTS Indicator or IELTS General Training) 6.5 overall 5.5 for listening, reading and speaking 6.0 for writing TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Home Edition 90 overall 17 for listening 18 for reading 20 for speaking 21 for writing TOEFL DI code is 0818 Cambridge English: B2 First, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency 176 overall 162 for listening, reading and speaking 169 for writing LanguageCert Academic / LanguageCert Academic SELT 70 overall 60 for listening, reading and speaking 65 for writing Oxford ELLT Digital – English Language Level Test Online 7.0 overall 5.0 for listening, reading and speaking 6.0 for writing PTE Academic (online test not accepted) 62 overall 59 for listening, reading, speaking and writing Skills for English: SELT B2 pass with merit Duolingo – tests taken from 1 July 2024 onward 120 overall 95 for listening, reading and speaking 105 for writing University of Aberdeen English Pre-sessional Programme (PSE) Pass Valid for one year. Refresher can be offered if out of date Pre-sessional academic English preparation programmes undertaken at other UK universities Pass at an equivalent of 6.5 (C1) B2 in all four skills Certification must be within one year prior to the start of your course For full information about language requirements, see our English Language Requirements page.

GBP 13,020 for the whole programme. Indicative total tuition cost, pay-as-you-go by credit. This indicative cost is based on 180 credits of study over 32 months, starting in January 2027. Source

Intake: January or September

Duration: 12 - 32 months

Apply through the official page: https://on.abdn.ac.uk/degrees/psychological-studies/

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