The MSc in Applied Child Psychology is designed to prepare psychology graduates for the next stage of their career in research or applied areas of developmental psychology.

Keele has a vibrant, well-established and ever-expanding community of researchers in child development. Students will benefit from their expertise across a wide range of areas including child social development (e.g. bullying and peer relationships), child cognitive development (e.g. theory of mind, attention in autism and ADHD), education (e.g. girls and science and enhancing collaborative learning in the classroom) and religion and supernatural beliefs.

MSc students are made to feel part of this research culture both through the formal modules and through involvement in research seminars and meetings.

Many of our MSc graduates go on to take up positions working with children and young people, register for professional psychology training (e.g. educational psychology) or a PhD in psychology.