Entry requirements: Normally a first or second-class Honours degree or professional experience in the area of study
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 years
Programme Leader: Dr Russell Luyt
Telephone +44 (0) 1962 827525
Email Russell.Luyt@winchester.ac.uk
If English is not your first language: IELTS 6.5 (including 6.5 in academic writing) or a TOEFL score of 575 (paper-based) or 232 (computer-based) or equivalent
Start dates: September
Application process: UKPASS (full-time applicants only) or Direct Entry Application Form (part-time applicants only)
* subject to validation
Study centres on a core of developmental psychology combined with quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and analysis. In addition, students examine the theoretical and philosophical issues that underpin psychological research, as well as some of the contemporary, practical aspects of conducting research in psychology.
The programme also gives students the opportunity to develop intellectual and practical skills along with the ability to analyse and communicate complex ideas and creatively plan and manage an independent postgraduate research project in the psychology of child development. Students undertaking this programme may be required to develop links outside the University in order to recruit appropriate research participants.
Students gain knowledge of a range of general historical, theoretical and philosophical issues underlying the discipline of psychology; awareness of ethical and legal issues; and how psychological research is communicated. They will gain a critical awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of a number of key quantitative and qualitative methods of
data collection and analysis.
Students may have the opportunity to undertake training in the use of psychometric tests, designed to meet the requirements of the British Psychological Society Level A Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing.
• Empirical Dissertation
• Psychological Research in Practice
• Qualitative Methods in Psychology
• Quantitative Methods in Psychology
• Developmental Science
• Child Development
A diverse range of teaching methods are employed, including laboratory classes, workshops, lectures, seminars, tutorials and individual project supervision; all supplement the students’ own independent study.
A wide variety of forms of assessment are used, including research proposals, practical reports and assessed presentations. There is only one formal examination. Students
also complete a substantial independent research project.
The MSc programme is designed to meet the requirements of the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) for postgraduate training, and equips students with the necessary skills to undertake further postgraduate work in psychology, such as a PhD, or to pursue a research-based psychology career.