MEd Psychology of Education

The MEd Psychology of Education has a long-standing reputation for excellence as a masters course that can be completed in one year full-time or across two years part-time. The course covers core areas of psychology specifically in relation to education. Students will develop critical skills in the evaluation and analysis of current research, theory and practice across education and psychology. The MEd can ignite or progress your career pathway within educational psychology helping you to target goals such as the Professional doctorate in Educational Psychology, a research career (for example through completion of a research PhD) as well as supporting careers targeting education and school based options The course has been designed to prepare students for careers involving psychology by providing a strong grounding in psychology as applied to educational contexts. You will: experience an ethos of independent and co-operative learning and research; develop critical skills in the evaluation and analysis of current research, theory and practice in psychology and education; gain eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Status from the British Psychological Society.

We require a UK Honours degree with a First or Upper Second (2.1) classification or the overseas equivalent. When assessing your academic record we take into account the grades you have achieved and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification