This course is a conversion route for students who hold an undergraduate Honours degree in a subject other than psychology and who wish to change their career path to include psychology. The course equips students with the necessary skills to pursue a research degree at MPhil or PhD level in psychology or to go on to a clinical training programme. Students have access to laboratories in neurophysiology, psychopharmacology, psychophysics, animal learning and cognition, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and social psychology. The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC). BPS accreditation is both an important hallmark of quality that is extensively acknowledged by employers in the field, and GBC is the basis for progression to accredited training for psychology professions such as clinical, educational, forensic, counselling, occupational and sport and exercise psychology.
A good 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree in a subject other than psychology. If you already possess an undergraduate degree in Psychology, there is a range of other psychology postgraduate programmes. If you studied your first degree outside the UK, see the international entry requirements. Some knowledge of very basic mathematics is required for understanding the statistical techniques introduced in the programme. In most cases, secondary school algebra is sufficient.
