Psychology (Conversion)

University College Birmingham
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Psychology

About this course

Do you have a real interest in the discipline of psychology, but studied your undergraduate degree in a different area? Do you often find yourself wondering why people think, feel and behave in the way that they do? Then our new MSc Psychology (Conversion) course is for you, with its contemporary curriculum and the diverse application of psychology to the modern world.

If you have completed an undergraduate degree and now want to build on your academic skills acquired in an area more fitting to your current interests and future goals, our MSc Psychology (Conversion) course is designed to meet professional body standards and help you take that next step into your dream career. Within this innovative curriculum, you will critically explore a range of core psychological perspectives to help you better understand human mind and behaviour and along the way, you will be able to develop your critical reflective skills to understand more about the application of psychology to yourself, preparing you to reach your future goals.

Alongside exploring psychological theory in the classroom and its application to contemporary societal challenges, you will have practical opportunities to develop your research and experimental skills in our new state-of-the-art psychology lab. Our practitioner academics and partners from across the region, who work in psychology related fields, will equip you to work in a diverse range of jobs or progress to study on one of our applied postgraduate courses if you wish to pursue a registered psychologist route. Your modules will build to help you understand problems in the real world and how psychological knowledge can be applied to help us address them.

WHY SHOULD I CHOOSE THIS COURSE?

  • PROFESSIONAL BODY STANDARDS – This course has been written to the standards set by the professional body for psychology and accreditation will be applied for before the course starts in September 2024

  • INDUSTRY-FOCUSED MODULES – You will be exposed to modules shaped to develop the skills valued by employers, with applied practice to give you real understanding of using psychology in industry environments. You will get to conduct research you are passionate about, develop your interpersonal skills through client interaction and benefit from authentic assessments

  • EXPERT TUITION – Learn from our highly-qualified teaching staff, who have extensive knowledge and experience in the field of psychology, including forensic, sport and exercise psychology

    FACILITIES As a psychology student, you will have access to our state-of-the-art psychology lab. Here you can develop your research skills and put some of your theoretical learning to the test, measuring psychophysiological responses to stimulus with our range of specialist equipment. As psychologists rarely work in isolation, this will be embedded in your course, so you will gain valuable knowledge and experience in multidisciplinary teams and environments across the university. This may include shadowing disciplines such as sport and nutrition, health and social care, nursing and physiotherapy to gain a holistic understanding of the role of psychology in different populations and with different stakeholders.

    CAREERS AND PROGRESSION Examples of careers you could pursue following this course:

  • Psychotherapist

  • Counsellor

  • Clinical Psychologist

  • Further education teacher

  • Social worker

  • Forensic psychology

    You could also progress onto one of our postgraduate courses at University College Birmingham.

    - Please refer to our website www.ucb.ac.uk for the latest updates to this course

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Birmingham

    Part-time

    Duration: 18 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Birmingham

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3219 Health associate professionals
    2462 Probation officers
    2229 Therapy professionals
    3214 Complementary health associate professionals
    2224 Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists
    3229 Welfare and housing associate professionals

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    Course Details

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

    Offered by

    University College Birmingham

    Birmingham

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