Psychology, MSci (Hons)

The 4-year MSci Psychology degree builds on the established BSc programme by adding a research-intensive final year, culminating in a master’s qualification. This course provides rigorous scientific training in the interplay between the mind, brain, and behaviour. In the first three years, students explore psychological and neuro-scientific processes, including cognition, memory, language, brain injury effects, and strategies for enhancing health behaviours. The final year offers advanced modules tailored to individual interests, along with options for a Level 7 research internship involving data collection, meta-analyses, or secondary data analysis, leveraging the School's internationally renowned expertise.The programme, validated by the British Psychological Society, boasts a strong research profile, with 100% of its impact rated internationally excellent (REF 2021). Students engage in modules across cognitive, social, developmental, and biological psychology, culminating in an independent research project. Teaching includes lectures, seminars, workshops, and practical classes, emphasising research skills and teamwork. Graduates achieving a 2:2 or above gain eligibility for BPS Graduate Membership and the pathway to Chartered Psychologist status. This course does not confer Qualified Teacher Status.

Year 1 Academic Skills and Foundational Concepts in Statistics and Research Methods Cognition I: Basic Processes Individual and Abnormal Psychology Professional Development and Applications of Statistics and Research Methods Social and Developmental Psychology Biological Psychology Year 2 Brain and Behaviour From Individuals to Society Research and Experimental Methods Cognition II: Higher Level Processes Development Across the Lifespan Year 3 Independent Research Project Cognitive Neuropsychology Contemporary Issues in Eating Behaviour Research Nutrition and Behaviour Dimensions of Personality and Sexual Disorder Behaviour Change: Health, Organisations and Advertising Sleep and Dreaming Work Psychology Year 4 Advanced Research Methods in Psychology General Adult Clinical: Complex Mental Health Conditions Data Analysis Quantitative Perspectives on Psychology: From Measurements to Models Meaning and the Individual Addiction, Addictive Behaviours and Eating Disorders Psychology of Health and Wellbeing: Theory and Applications Clinical Aspects of Brain and Behaviour Through the Lifespan