Masters courses in psychology

Our taught masters programmes are great preparation for a PhD or the next step towards clinical training.

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Courses in psychological research methods

Psychological Research Methods MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2026 start
  • 1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time

Tailor your training to your research interests and career goals, from clinical and cognitive to developmental and social psychology, as you study the latest research methods techniques from published psychologists.

Courses in cognitive neuroscience

Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2026 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Train in the core aspects of contemporary neuroscience, from sensation and sensory processing, to understanding complex brain functions and artificial intelligence with opportunities to conduct independent research.

Cognitive Neuroscience and Human Neuroimaging MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2026 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Learn how to collect and interpret neuroimaging data to draw conclusions from healthy and unhealthy brains. All whilst developing skills in cognitive neuroscience, neurophysiological data collection and analysis techniques.

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Science Communication MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2026 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Science can change the world - but only if people understand it. Taught by experts across science and journalism, we’ll train you to use key media technology to effectively communicate science to (and for) the public, the media, business and beyond.

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