Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy)

Overview
This is a three-year full time course leading to a professional qualification in Clinical Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as conferring eligibility for Chartered Status and approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for training clinical psychologists.

Subject Summary
The core purpose of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course is to provide professional training in clinical psychology for those entering the profession. The programme seeks to provide trainees with a broad range of psychological expertise based on academic knowledge, research and clinical skills. The programme aims to promote the development of the core competencies of the profession (assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation) which can be applied to different settings and client groups and at different levels of the health care system.

Clinical Psychology Highlights
Professional Accreditations
Our programme is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the statutory regulator for practitioner psychologists and courses in the UK. The programme is also accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Further detail on applying is available in our Guide for Applicants. This document is updated each year and may be found on our webpage.
https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/psy/Study/PostgraduateTaughtCourses/DClinPsy/