This course is accredited by the BPS and will cover the core content you need to apply for GBC membership as a successful graduate.

As this is a Masters-level psychology conversion course, you will also develop your critical thinking and the skills and knowledge to plan, implement and report psychological research, using a range of statistical as well as qualitative research techniques.

Small tutor-led sessions will support your academic skills development, including the ability to use referencing and writing styles correctly. We will also support your personal development in the key areas of time management and project planning. During the course your skills and knowledge will be assessed through:

• research reports
• oral and poster presentations
• written examinations
• essays

You will be aided by experienced teaching staff who are active in research. Their expertise will open up opportunities for you to choose an area of specialism and complete your dissertation on a topic of interest. You will also develop your understanding of relevant research methodologies. 

The MSc Psychology Conversion degree will also help you to gain a wide range of transferable skills in:

• analysis
• communication
• statistics
• IT
• independence and team working

These skills will make you an attractive graduate to employers in a range of industries. 

Graduates from this course usually move into one of the following:

• employment as a research or psychology assistant
• PhD study
• DClin Psychology or DEd Psychology training
• human resource management
• social sciences
• counselling (with further training)
• education (with further training)