Educational and Child Psychology

University of Manchester
Undergraduate 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.

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:

  • Programme;

  • Professional skills;

  • Development (Age 0-25);

  • The context of children's learning;

  • Research in educational and child psychology;

  • Mental health and well-being.

    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