Postgraduate psychology programmes

Make it count with a masters
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Further your career with a range of practically focussed masters degrees. Choose from the MSc Psychology, a 1 year conversion course which confers Graduate basis for Chartered (GBC) Membership with the British Psychological Society (BPS). 
Alternatively develop psychological knowledge, and practical skills working with world leading researchers and clinical practitioners in our specialist facilities ready to support your research.

  • @Top 3 in the UK for Research in Psychology (Times Higher Young University Rankings 2023)

  • @University of Plymouth is a centre of excellence in psychological research (2021 Research Excellence Framework)

Our programmes

MPsych Clinical Psychology - image courtesy of Getty Images MSc Psychology
 The MSc Psychology is designed to confer Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS).

MPsych Clinical Psychology - image courtesy of Getty Images MSc Clinical Psychology
 The MSc Clinical Psychology offers masters-level clinical training that will provide you with the practical experience and knowledge you need to fast-track your future career in clinical practice.

Brain Stimulation 3. Getty Images MSc Human Neuroscience
Providing an immersive approach to human neuroscience, this MSc provides the knowledge, experience and the key practical neuroimaging/neurostimulation skills to prepare you for a career in neuroscience research.

Psychology MSc Research Methods in Psychology
 Carve out your future career in psychological research or practice with instruction in the advanced theory and methods that underpin psychological science.

Research in the School of Psychology

Plymouth is a centre of excellence in psychological research. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework assessment, 100% of our research environment and research impact was rated as either world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*), along with 73% of our research outputs (publications). 
We have a thriving PhD community, with around 80 doctoral students, as well as purpose-built research facilities.
BSc Psychology

Facilities within the School of Psychology

We have 22 specialist laboratories which can be booked by students and staff. Labs range from single participant rooms through to labs with a range of networked or standalone computers and social interaction or group participation rooms.
Psychology facilities