MSci Psychology and Psychological Practice
Entry requirements
A Level: A*AA including Chemistry / Biology / Human Biology / Physics / Psychology / Maths / Further Maths / Statistics. IB: 7,6,6 at Higher Level with a minimum of 32 points overall
About this course
Master in Science in Psychology and Psychological Practice MSci, a psychology degree grounded in empirical science and applied professional contexts. Core topics include Data Analysis and Research Methods. The curriculum integrates undergraduate and master's level study alongside practical placement experience over four years. The first year establishes fundamental knowledge through Cognitive Psychology, Introduction to Psychobiology: From Ion Channels to Behaviour, Lifespan Psychology A: Introduction to Developmental Psychology, and Ideas, Concepts, and Ethics in Psychology and Neuroscience. The second year expands into specialized areas with Language and Communication, Neural Basis of Vision and Action, and Social and Cognitive Development. The third year incorporates advanced study options such as Clinical Psychology and Developmental Diversity, Psychological therapies: CBT and beyond, and The Neurobiology of Mental Illness, culminating in an independent research Project.
Modules
- Research Methods (Assessment Block 1)
- Research Methods (Assessment Block 2)
- Research Methods (Study Block A)
- Research Methods (Study Block B)
- Developing Skills for Psychologists/Neuroscientists 1: Making it Work at University
- Ideas, Concepts, and Ethics in Psychology and Neuroscience
- Cognitive Psychology
- Introduction to Psychobiology: From Ion Channels to Behaviour
- Lifespan Psychology A: Introduction to Developmental Psychology
- Lifespan Psychology B: Social Psychology of the Person
- Language and Communication
- Neural Basis of Vision and Action
- Research Methods C
- Research Methods D
- Social and Cognitive Development
- Topics in Social and Differential Psychology
- Project
- Adolescence: Mind and Brain
- Brain Health Across the Lifespan
- Clinical Psychology and Developmental Diversity
- Contemporary Issues in Social Psychology: Media, Body Image and Prejudice
- Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: Theory, Research and Practice
- Data Science for Brain and Behaviour 1
- Different Minds: Child and Animal Intelligence
- Language and Literacy in Education
- Sleep and Health
- The Development of Anxiety in Childhood and Adolescence and Applications to Education
- Vision in the Real World
- What Motivates You?
- Psychological therapies: CBT and beyond
- The Neurobiology of Mental Illness