Educational and Child Psychology
University of ManchesterUndergraduate DEdChPsy Full-time 36 Months Psychology
About this course
The Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a three-year full-time initial professional training programme for educational psychologists.Programme; Professional skills; Development (Age 0-25); The context of children's learning; Research in educational and child psychology; Mental health and well-being.
The six programme units are designed to provide effective coverage of the required core curriculum for training in educational psychology provided by the British Psychological Society (BPS). These units are:
Graduates can apply to the HCPC to be registered to practise as an Educational Psychologist.
A practitioner is not legally allowed to practise using the title Educational Psychologist without being registered with the HCPC.
An MPhil exit award may be made for candidates who do not complete the full programme, but this award does not confer eligibility to apply to the HCPC for registration as a practitioner psychologist.
Career Prospects
Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:
1172 Social services managers and directors
2229 Therapy professionals
6113 Educational support assistants
3222 Child and early years officers
2323 Education advisers and school inspectors
1232 Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
Course Details
- Qualification
- DEdChPsy
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 36 Months
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Manchester
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Psychology