MSc Psychology at University of Kent

Programme overview

Research degrees in the School of Psychology, which conducts basic and applied research and is strong in cognitive, developmental, forensic and social psychology, with strengths in organisational and political psychology. Work can be in any area of the School's expertise, and the degree is assessed on a single dissertation or thesis reporting original research.

Department: School of Psychology | Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time or part-time (Canterbury) | Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students are supported by a supervisory team (a main and secondary supervisor) with roughly monthly formal meetings, bi-monthly for part-time students. They access Graduate School training in research and transferable skills, and the Statistics and Methodology module from the taught MSc is available to doctoral students and usually required for Master's by Research students. Facilities include EEG, TMS, tDCS and eye-tracking labs and a virtual reality lab.

Career pathways

Graduates commonly go into health, teaching or further education, and many take roles as assistant psychologists in the NHS with a view to becoming clinical or forensic psychologists.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer 2.1 or above (course listing for MSc and PhD). Applicants must contact and confirm supervision with a School of Psychology staff member before applying. A Bachelor's or Master's degree with a final classification of at least a 2.1 or Merit in the UK system, not necessarily in psychology if the statistics training requirement and the supervisor and Director of Graduate Studies (Research) are satisfied; if the degree is in another subject or not BPS-accredited, the academic referee completes the pro-forma for graduate research programmes. The transcript should show at least one term each of statistics and social science research methods (or two terms of a joint course); exemption is possible with evidence of equivalent training. International applicants: English language at CEFR B2 (Good level); for example IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component, or PTE Academic 63 overall with at least 59 in each sub-test, or a degree from a UK university or a majority English-speaking country. Part-time study is not available to applicants who need a student visa unless the course is distance or blended learning with no on-campus provision.

International applicants: GBP 21,950 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee from the 2027/28 fee table Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/apply

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