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Study Details: MSc 1 year (full-time), 2 years (part-time)
The Psychological Research Methods course is designed for students interested in an academic research career. The course aims to facilitate students’ understanding of Psychology in both breadth and depth. The teaching at Stirling emphasises the importance of systematic empirical research, whether quantitative or qualitative, in the laboratory or in the field, as appropriate to the problem at hand. Students are encouraged to develop a critical approach to the subject, asking what methods are appropriate for investigating any given question.
Career Opportunities:
This course is primarily designed for those going on to do further research in Psychology, and most past students have gone on either to do a PhD or become a research assistant. Training in research methods is also highly valued by those who move on to other kinds of career, for the insight given into the interpretation and analysis of all forms of data.
Please see our website for a full list of MSc courses available:
A minimum of a second class honours degree (2.1 preferred) or equivalent in a relevant subject. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate/relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply.
English Language Requirements: If English is not your first language you must have one of the following qualifications as evidence of your English language skills: • IELTS: 6.0 with 5.5 minimum in each skill • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): Grade C • Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): Grade C • Pearson Test of English (Academic): 54 with 51 in each component • IBT TOEFL: 80 with no subtest less than 17. For more information go to http://www.stir.ac.uk/study-in-the-uk/entry-requirements/english/. If you do not meet the required score you may be able to register for one of our pre-sessional English courses. To register you must hold a conditional offer for your course and have an IELTS score 0.5 or 1.0 below the required standard. View our range of pre-sessional courses: http://www.stir.ac.uk/courses/english/.
Psychology at Stirling ratings for research excellence (REF 2014) were:
· 3rd in Scotland, in the top 20 for the UK.
· 86% of our research outputs were rated as world leading or internationally excellent.
· We were rated as BEST in the UK for research impact.
The Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey: in 2016 Stirling students reported 88% overall satisfaction with their experience.
http://www.stir.ac.uk/postgraduate/financial-information/tuition-fees
Bursaries are available for September 2013
http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/
Please contact Linda Cullen (lc32@stir.ac.uk) for details.
Course Overview:
The course aims to provide training for those wishing to go on to do a PhD or other further research in Psychology. Most of the formal classes take place in the autumn semester, with the spring semester allowing time for an external research placement and final research project. The aim of the course is not simply to present a body of information required to pass an exam, but to introduce ideas and support students in finding out more about those areas of research that catch their interest. It is quite a practical course, with opportunities to rehearse all the skills needed to conduct and report about research.
Course Design:
The course is modular and flexible, offering a variety of opportunities and module choices along the way. There are eight core modules:
Psychological Research Methods I and II
Key Skills for Psychology Researchers
Advanced Statistical Methods
Qualitative Research Methods
Key Skills for Human Science Researchers
Research Methods in Cognition and Neuropsychology OR Perspectives in Health Psychology
Research Placement OR Approach to Illness, Disability and Coping
Research Dissertation Project
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