Psychology MSc or PGDip or PGCert

Overview

What makes us who we are? How do children learn? And how can we support people with mental health issues? Explore these topics and more on a course that sets you up for a career as a professional psychologist.

If you have little prior knowledge of psychology, our MSc Psychology is the ideal conversion course. You’ll study alongside people looking to make a career change, those interested in the psychology of their industry and psychology students looking for an accredited degree by the British Psychological Society (BPS).

You’ll study core content set by the BPS and put your knowledge into practice in a piece of hands-on, independent research. You’ll learn more about your career possibilities and have opportunities to develop your experiences and skills (e.g. supporting staff working in active research). All on-site learning takes place across 1 or 2 fixed days per week depending on full or part-time studies.

Completing our BPS accredited MSc establishes the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS giving you a strong foundation and gives you access for your next steps.

Careers

Graduate from MSc Psychology with a recognised qualification in psychology and open doors to:

Professional training including educational, psychological or clinical psychology.
Higher academic study with a research PhD or specialised master’s.
Broad workplace opportunities, with alumni using their MSc Psychology skills in hospitality, the charitable sector and the publishing industries.

Your career is important to us, so we offer volunteer opportunities with charities and organisations. You can also attend career talks, an alumni conference and lively research seminars.

One of our strengths at Oxford Brookes is our in-house research which offers hands-on experience for your CV.

Our teaching staff includes many active researchers who need research assistants on a diverse range of projects where you can also learn about the equipment in our labs.

Your academic adviser will meet with you regularly to talk about ways to progress and offer practical help with applications for future training and employment.

Students can also exit with Pgcert/Pgdip awards.

You must normally have the following qualifications and evidence of being engaged in recent study: an upper second-class or first-class honours degree awarded by a recognised institution of higher education in the UK or overseas. Students will also be considered with: a lower second class honours degree AND 60 CATS (Credit Accumulative Transfer Scheme) credits in Psychology. You must have achieved an average of 60% in these credits. Credits can be gained from a recognised institution of higher education. Applicants who, as a result of qualifications or experience or both, can demonstrate knowledge and capabilities equivalent to those possessed by holders of the qualifications listed above, may in exceptional circumstances be admitted with dispensation from the requirement to possess those qualifications and may apply for consideration of their portfolio by the admissions committee.