Graduates of the MSc Psychology (Conversion) programme will come away with a comprehensive understanding of psychology as a whole. This programme will help you take your first step towards a career as a psychologist.
As a student on programme you will develop excellent communication, data analysis, critical thinking, creative and interpersonal skills working with experts within the Department of Biological and Experimental Psychology.
The programme will cover a range of key areas including biological psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology and research methods, well as in-depth research project, utilizing everything you will learn.
Queen Mary is home to the research-intensive Department of Biological and Experimental Psychology, whose academics have developed and teach the programme. The department has extensive expertise in the social and biological basis of behaviour with leading researchers in social psychology, genetics and neuroscience and the application of these methods to understanding psychiatric disorders.
You will have access to state-of-the-art research facilities such as the Electroencephalography (EEG) lab and will work alongside our world-leading academics and PhD students as part of a 12-month research project.
Being the only Russell Group campus university in London, there is a real sense of community within Queen Mary and you will be joining a very friendly and supportive department.
This course will enhance future applications for clinical training such as the Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
This programme is BPS (British Psychological Society) accredited, meaning you will be eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the society.
The BPS accreditation is both an important hallmark of quality that is extensively acknowledged by employers in the field, and an essential stepping-stone for students who are looking to progress to become a Chartered Psychologist after graduation.