Psychology MRes
Facts about Psychology
| Qualification | MRes |
|---|---|
| Duration | Full time: one year Part time: two years |
| Attendance | To be confirmed |
| Assessment | Essays; in-class tests; presentations; unseen examinations; laboratory reports; dissertation. |
| Course structure | |
Choose Kingston's Psychology MRes
The course is aimed at graduates with an honours degree in Psychology or a related discipline who wish to:
- extend their practical expertise and theoretical understanding of psychology;
- develop transferable research skills that will enhance their employability in a range of sectors;
- acquire advanced research experience that will serve to support applications for professional training (eg in clinical psychology); and/or
- pursue further research or a PhD in a related discipline.
It provides a balance of taught and research-based modules, allowing you to focus on the aspects of the subject that most interest you.
What will you study?
The course introduces you to key issues that are emerging in the different fields of psychology and currently generating extensive research activity. It promotes critical appraisal in relation to psychological models, theories and methodologies.
You will cover advanced methods of data analysis and how to apply them to real research questions. You will develop practical skills, such as questionnaire design, interviewing, psychometric testing, physiological measurement, computing and neuropsychological testing. You will also acquire training in the ethical and financial aspects of research, plus engage in supervised research activities.
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Core modules
- Current Issues in Psychology
- Guided Research Activity A
- Guided Research Activity B
- Practical Research Skills in Psychology
- Psychology Dissertation
- Research Design and Analysis
Optional modules
- Applied Cognitive Development
- Applied Social Development
- Social and Cultural Psychology
- Social Cognition: Understanding Others
- Theories of Developmental Psychology
- Atypical Development
- Children's Relationships
- Cognitive Neuropsychology
- Critical Issues in Mental Health
- Drugs and Behaviour
- Health Psychology
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Representation, Reality and Modern Myth
- Social Memory: The Psychology of History
- The Psychology of Art
- Thinking
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Many of our staff in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are research active. This ensures they are in touch with the latest thinking and bring best practice to your studies.
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A range of speakers give psychology talks to our students. Past topics have included schadenfreude; museum conversations; and gender differences in peer conversations.



