Psychology Courses - Postgraduate

Overview

If you are considering a career in psychology but have a degree in a different subject area, or if you’re a psychology graduate but your degree did not confer eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society, then our MSc Psychology (Conversion) can provide the first step towards gaining Chartered Psychologist status.

You will gain an appreciation of individual differences in personality and human behaviour and study biological, developmental, cognitive and social psychology. Research skills and data analysis are other key features of the programme.

Alternatively, MSc Psychology in Business provides the opportunity for Psychology graduates, or those from related disciplines, to develop the creativity, innovation and leadership skills needed to thrive in contemporary business environments.

We also offer an MRes Masters by Research which enables you to explore a particular aspect of psychology in depth.

Courses

A lecturer observes students completing an exercise in a Psychology laboratory.

A number of Psychology postgraduate professional development modules are also available on an individual basis.

Facilities

Two students walk by the Law and Psychology building at night. The £6m Law and Psychology building provides contemporary teaching and learning facilities for students in the Department of Psychology and the Department of Law and Criminology.

The three-storey building includes a 250-seat lecture theatre, seminar and tutorial rooms, and social learning areas which encourage a more informal and interactive style of learning. There are also specially designed experimental facilities for psychological research.

Psychology resources include state-of-the-art eye trackers, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) methods, and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for examining cognitive functioning and brain activity. Other specialist laboratories include a group testing laboratory, two bi-directional observation rooms, a ‘bar simulation laboratory’ (for alcohol research), audio-visual suites and dedicated IT facilities equipped with subject specific software installed to support experimental work.

Gallery

Data from a student is shown via the Biopac Student Lab software on a projector screen.

A lecturer monitors students as they answer questions on monitors.

A lecturer observes students as they help themselves to the contents of a bowl as part of a psychology experiment.

A student makes notes while observing their peers helping themselves to the contents of a bowl as part of a psychology experiment.

Students chat while studying sat round a table.

Students engage in group discussion while sat around a table.

Professor Geoffrey Beattie signs a copy of his book.

Students relax on black sofas in a social learning area.

A student checks her phone while stood with a friend in the foyer of a building.

Students walk through a corridor, one with a lever arch file in her hand.

Two students leave an IT area, one carring a cognitive psychology book in her hands.

Open Days

A prospective student and her mother receive a campus tour from a student guide, seen here near Chancellors Court halls of residence. If you are considering studying at Edge Hill University, the best way to gain an insight into the student experience is to discover our stunning campus for yourself by attending an open day.

You can tour the campus, including the halls of residence, with a student guide. There will also be opportunities to attend presentations and view subject facilities.

Alternatively, if you are unable to attend an open day, we offer a range of other events for prospective students, including monthly campus tours.

View open day dates and book your place