Clinical Psychology

University of Plymouth
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Psychology

About this course

The MSc Clinical Psychology offers masters-level clinical training that will provide you with the practical experience and knowledge you need to fast-track your future career in clinical practice. You will acquire an advanced understanding of clinical practice and research with a hands-on approach to learning, with the training of key clinical skills embedded in all elements of this course.

This includes the acquisition of competencies and understanding of group and family work, the cognitive behavior approach, and interventions to encourage behavior change. Working alongside doctoral trainees, extensive access to service users will provide you with a secure foundation for clinical practice, or preparation for doctoral training in clinical psychology.

The PgCert and PgDip in Clinical Psychology will provide you with the practical experience and knowledge you need to fast-track your future career and apply your psychological knowledge in clinical practice. With a hands-on approach to learning, the training of key clinical skills are embedded within all elements of this programme to provide the competencies required of clinical professionals.

Extensive access to service users provide you with experience of group and family work, the cognitive behaviour approach, and other techniques that allows a privileged insight to mental health service provision and builds a secure foundation for your career in clinical practice.

Study Options

This course is available in 4 study options:

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: PgCert

Location: Plymouth

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: MSc

Location: Plymouth

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: MSc

Location: Plymouth

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: PgDip

Location: Plymouth

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

3219 Health associate professionals
2229 Therapy professionals
2225 Clinical psychologists
3214 Complementary health associate professionals
1231 Health care practice managers
2224 Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Plymouth
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Psychology