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Course Overview

What you'll study?

The MSc Psychology in Clinical Practice consists of 180 credits completed within one academic year and each module in the course is compulsory. You will undertake a clinical research and practice placement alongside a range of taught modules.

As a successful graduate of the course, you will become a clinical scientist, able to critically appraise and apply key features of clinical psychology research. You'll also become a scholar of clinical practice, with an advanced understanding of key features of clinical psychology applications as well as a reflective academic, able to use awareness of your own experiences and characteristics past and present to inform your knowledge and skills with regard to the science and practice of clinical psychology.

As part of the course, you'll be placed within local clinical teams with practicing clinical psychologists.

Placement within a clinical team will see you undertake a collaboratively developed piece of clinical research, with direct implications for the placement setting. Additionally, it will provide a unique opportunity for observations of mental healthcare in practice, such as joining team meetings, case conferences, and potentially shadowing clinical work. Although you are unlikely to be given any caseload of your own, the placement supervisors may at their discretion arrange specific clinical tasks for your involvement.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

  • You will need a BPS-recognised undergraduate degree (minimum 2.1) in Psychology or an equivalent qualification that confers Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the BPS.
  • Applicants whose undergraduate degree is a 2.2 or equivalent will also be considered but will be required to demonstrate relevant experience and theoretical knowledge and the ability to study at the required academic level.
  • Applicants applying with an ‘equivalent qualification’ need to be able to supply evidence of Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership prior to being considered for an interview.
  • You must explain why you want to study this course and what makes you a good candidate for studying the content we have outlined, including providing the best examples of times when you have demonstrated personal attributes such as self-awareness, resilience, and interpersonal communication.
  • You will need to provide a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly known as a Criminal Records Bureau disclosure) which includes proof of identity.
  • One academic or vocational reference is required.
  • Applicants applying with an ‘equivalent qualification’ need to be able to supply evidence of Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership prior to being considered for interview; only formal confirmation from the British Psychological Society will suffice and be accepted.

English Language Requirements:

Grade equivalent to IELTS 6.0

Pearson Test of English (Academic):

  • 54 (with no less than 51 in any element)

C2 Proficiency (formerly known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE):

  • Scores of 180 and above

C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE):

  • Scores of 169 and above

Oxford Test of English (OTE):

  • 120 overall with at least 111 in each component

TOEFL iBT (including ‘Special Home Edition'):

  • Overall score of 62 with at least 10 Reading, 9 Listening, 17 Speaking, 19 Writing

LanguageCert* SELT B2 or LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator:

  • 156 overall (scores for all 4 components added together) with at least 33 in each component

IGCSE and GCSE

The grades given for GCSE and IGCSE are considered equivalent to IELTS 6.5.

GCSE English

  • Grade C

We do not accept English Literature.

IGCSE English as a first or second language

We do not accept English Literature.

Requirements for international students requiring a student visa (Tier 4):

  • IGCSE English: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English as a First Language (Syllabus 0500): Grade C overall required, with at least grade 1 or 2 in Listening and Speaking when these components are reported separately.
  • IGCSE English: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English as a First Language (Syllabus 0522): Grade C overall
  • IGCSE English: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English as a Second Language (Syllabus 0511): Grade B overall
  • IGCSE English: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English as a Second Language (Syllabus 0510): Grade B overall with at least grade 1 or 2 in Speaking when this component is reported separately.

Requirements for students who DO NOT require a student visa (Tier 4):

  • Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)/AQA IGCSE English Language (First Language) – C
  • CIE IGCSE English Language (Second Language) – B
  • Edexcel IGCSE English Language A or B syllabus – C
  • Edexcel IGCSE English as a Second Language - B

Fees

UK Student Fee

Home full-time: £8500

International Student Fee

Home full-time: £15500


This information was accurate on : 07/04/2021
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