MSc Social Psychology is designed to further your knowledge of psychology and advanced methodologies and develop your research ability through guided practical work. Taught modules involve a substantial compulsory module in research methods and statistics, and several modules in specific areas of social psychology. The remainder of the course is based on an advanced project where you will be expected to complete an original piece of empirical research in psychology.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

Specific entry requirements for the course are that students should normally have an upper second class honours degree in Psychology recognised by the British Psychological Society as conferring Graduate Basis for Registration, or equivalent.

Course Content

Taught units account for 50% of the MSc Social Psychology course. The primary purpose of the taught component is to develop your knowledge of psychology beyond undergraduate level. This is achieved by a substantial compulsory module in advanced methodology and several advanced modules in specific areas of Social Psychology. The remainder of the course is based on an advanced project. You will be expected to take a major responsibility for designing, conducting, analysing and interpreting the results of a substantial empirical investigation that will make a contribution to psychology. This will develop your research ability well beyond undergraduate level, and together with the taught units, will enhance your conceptual understanding of the discipline.

Course at a Glance

Compulsory Modules
Advanced Methods in Psychology (2 modules)
Advanced Psychology Project (4.5 modules)
Advanced Workplace Credit or Postgraduate Teaching Credit (0.5 modules)
Students select 4 half modules from the remaining modules:

Year 1

Modules Level 4
PS4700 Advanced Methods in Psychology 
PS4900 Advanced Project 
PS4710 Advanced Workplace Credit 
PS4720 Postgraduate Teaching Credit 
PS4101 Advanced Topics in Personal Relationshiops 
PS4102 Psychological Aspects of Child Abuse 
PS4103 Social Psychology of Gender 
PS4104 Social Psychology of  Sexual Aggression 
PS4106 Computer Games 
PS4107 Aggression and Bullying in Childhood 
PS4108 Confidence in Sport & Exercise 
PS4109 Evolutionary Social Psychology 
PS4111 Young Perpetrators of Family Violence 
PS4112 Belief in the Paranormal: Psychological Perspectives

Assessment:

Assessment is by 100% coursework.

Learning Environment:

We aim to provide the best possible facilities for our students. The School is based in the new multi-million pound Darwin Building. This was purpose-built for Psychology. There are specialist teaching and research rooms such as the Video Observation Suite, the Health Psychology Suite, and Cognitive and Sport Laboratories. The Building also includes a state-of-the-art lecture theatre and computer rooms. Students have their own resource room.  The modules are delivered in a variety of ways.  For example, the advanced methods module is taught via lectures and workshops.  The Level 4 half-modules in Social Psychology are taught by directed reading, tutorials and independent learning sessions.  The advanced research project involves individual meetings with a supervisor.

Careers:

A course module that will help you plan your career is available as a free choice module (called an elective), which you can study as part of your degree programme.

Other Opportunities:

Other postgraduate courses within the School of Psychology include:

• MSc Psychology of Child Development
• MSc Psychology
• MSc Forensic Psychology
• MSc Health Psychology
• MSc Psychological Research Methods
• MSc Psychology of Sport and Exercise
• MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology
• MSc Sport and Exercise Physiology
• MSc Sport and Exercise Biomechanics

Fees and Finance

The standard fee for this course will be: £6,000 per year

For further information including the availability of bursaries/scholarships or student financial support please view our Fees and Finance pages.