Location:

Colchester, United Kingdom

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Psychology

Program Overview

Program Description:

If you intend to pursue a career as a research psychologist, or wish to take a research degree, then our MSc Research Methods in Psychology will give you advanced research training. It is an excellent preparation for a PhD and enhances your chances of obtaining funding for your PhD. The aims of our MSc Research Methods in Psychology are threefold: firstly, to provide an opportunity for advanced study in psychology that will extend your theoretical knowledge; secondly, to develop your critical awareness of psychological science in relation to its philosophical and biological contexts, and in relation to research in the natural and social sciences; and, finally, to provide you with knowledge and skills that prepare you for an academic career, as well as a wide range of alternative careers, and ensures you are widely sought by employers. Our Department of Psychology has a strong reputation for research and teaching, with over half of our research defined as either ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE, December 2008) and a ranking of thirteenth in the UK in the 2010 National Student Survey. We provide excellent state-of-the-art facilities for study, with extensive laboratory space for experimental psychology and special facilities for visual and auditory perception, developmental psychology and social psychology, with our Hearing Research Laboratory and our Visual Perception Unit. We also have our Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory (CNL), a state-of-the-art research facility dedicated to the study of brain activity in relation to psychological processes. This provides a dynamic resource for psychology and neuroscience, with specialised laboratories for investigating brain activity.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Postgraduate study qualification from the University of Essex.

Financial Aid:

No

Requirements:

A good Honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject area.

International Requirements:

IELTS 7.0 or equivalent.