MSc Business Psychology at University of Manchester

Study Organisational Psychology with this route into Business Psychology, no accreditation needed for your undergrad. Understand the science of workplace behaviour through a specialist master's designed for aspiring business psychology professionals. Develop advanced skills in psychological assessment, research, data analysis and organisational problem-solving that can be applied across a wide range of people-focused careers.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: Alliance Manchester Business School  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

During the course you will be taking 180 credits in all. The eight taught units during semester one and two total 120 credits which can be viewed in the list below. Compulsory units include Selection and Assessment in Organisations, Professional Skills for Organisational and Business Psychologists, Research Skills for Professional Practice 1, Work Design, Performance & Wellbeing, Research Skills for Professional Practice 2, Managing People and Organisations.

Career pathways

Professional and transferable skills Throughout the course, you will develop a range of practical and analytical skills that are valuable across business, people and organisational roles, including: Workplace research, evaluation and evidence-based decision-making. Data collection, analysis and interpretation Psychological assessment and organisational diagnosis analysis.

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