MSc Neurodiversity and Development

The aim of the MSc Neurodiversity and Development is to provide advanced research training for those interested in pursuing careers in the field of research, developmental psychology, neurodiversity and clinical or educational psychology.The subject-specific and generic postgraduate training, provided by the course, enables you to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding required of a professional conducting research in neurodiversity, clinical, child development or other fields.Research training forms a key focus of the MSc course. In addition to providing training in basic research, the course aims to integrate research perspectives from the fields of developmental psychology, neurodiversity, clinical and educational psychology. This distinctive emphasis is reflected in the learning outcomes, structure and assessment of the course.

We typically require a 2:1 Bachelor (Honours) degree or equivalent that covers the following content:

Statistics (Candidates with limited statistics background may be interested in our MA in Research Methods (Developmental Psychology) programme.)

Research methods

A good range of psychology content, e.g., Experimental psychology, Developmental psychology, Biological psychology, Cognitive psychology

The majority of relevant modules should be at 2:1 grade or better.