PMAPPPSY - MSc Applied Psychology
Course Specification
Validation status | Validated | |||||||||||
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Highest award | Master of Science | Level | Masters | |||||||||
Possible interim awards | Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Advanced Diploma in Professional Development | |||||||||||
Total credits for course | 180 | |||||||||||
Awarding institution | London Metropolitan University | |||||||||||
Teaching institutions | London Metropolitan University | |||||||||||
School | School of Social Sciences | |||||||||||
Subject Area | Psychology | |||||||||||
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About the course and its strategy towards teaching and learning and towards blended learning/e-learning
Course aims
The overarching aim of the course is to provide suitably qualified non-psychology graduates and graduates with non-accredited psychology degrees an opportunity to qualify for GBC with the BPS. More specifically, the course aims are:
- to provide a programme which builds on students’ prior study of psychology and which deepens students’ understanding of the core areas and approaches in psychology;
- to provide an opportunity for students to choose among a range of areas for advanced study in the application of psychology to a variety of practice settings;
- to provide advanced training and expertise in the design, analysis, evaluation and presentation of research in psychology;
- to ensure that each module fosters an understanding of the conceptual issues, research history and the current issues in the area of psychology that it covers;
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to ensure that the wide range of skills that students following the course develop may be generalised to a broader context.
Course learning outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
The student is expected to have:
1. acquired in-depth knowledge and understanding of the core areas that constitute psychology as an academic discipline, including a critical awareness of current issues and developments;
2. acquired knowledge and understanding of the application of psychology to selected practice settings;
3. understood the empirical basis of psychology and the range of different approaches and research methods applicable to advanced scholarship in psychology;
4. a critical understanding of the ethical issues and responsibilities associated with the study and practice of psychology.
Cognitive/intellectual skills
By the end of the course the student is expected to develop higher order skills that are reflected in the student's ability to:
1. assess the quality of published studies with respect to the validity of the conclusions made on the basis of the methods applied and the data reported;
2. generate testable hypotheses from theories of psychological processes.
Practical skills
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. use IT to access sources of information and to work with discipline based software;
2. summarise numerical data and test statistical hypotheses using appropriate techniques;
3. apply suitable IT tools to the analysis of data, interpret the output from analyses appropriately, extract key information from the output and present it in the required style for publication in the psychological literature;
4. be competent communicators of complex ideas and analysis;
5. present written work to an accepted international standard for publication (American Psychological Association);
6. design, plan, organise and deliver an individual empirical study (research project).
Key/transferable skills including employability and professional practice
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. think critically and evaluate the validity of conclusions based on argument;
2. communicate effectively in a variety of media and in a style appropriate for different audiences and stakeholders;
3. use IT appropriately to search for, analyse and present information;
4. work effectively within a team to meet common goals and targets;
5. continue to learn independently and develop professionally.
Course learning outcomes / Module cross reference
Knowledge and Understanding
The student is expected to have:
1. acquired in-depth knowledge and understanding of the core areas that constitute
psychology as an academic discipline, including a critical awareness of current issues and developments;
2. acquired knowledge and understanding of the application of psychology to selected
practice settings;
3. understood the empirical basis of psychology and the range of different
approaches and research methods applicable to advanced scholarship in psychology
4. a critical understanding of the ethical issues and responsibilities associated with the study and practice of psychology:
PY7184 LO1, LO2
PY7185 LO5, LO7
PY7186 LO1
PY7189 LO1, LO4
PY7188 LO2
PY7189 LO2
PY7190 LO2, LO3
PY7185 LO4
PY7186 LO2
PY7P91 LO3, LO4
PY7188 LO2
PY7190 LO3
PY7P91 LO7
Cognitive/intellectual skills
By the end of the course the student is expected to develop higher order skills that are
reflected in the student's ability to:
1. assess the quality of published studies with respect to the validity of the conclusions made on the basis of the methods applied and the data reported;
2. generate testable hypotheses from theories of psychological processes:
PY7184 LO3, LO4
PY7185 LO4, LO6
PY7186 LO3
PY7187 LO3
PY7188 LO1
PY7189 LO3
PY7190 LO1
PY7185 LO1
PY7187 LO4
PY7P91 LO2
Practical skills
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. use IT to access sources of information and to work with discipline based software;
2. summarise numerical data and test statistical hypotheses using appropriate
techniques;
3. apply suitable IT tools to the analysis of data, interpret the output from analyses
appropriately, extract key information from the output and present it in the required style for publication in the psychological literature;
4. be competent communicators of complex ideas and analysis:
PY7187 LO1
PY7P91 LO1, LO3
PY7185 LO2
PY7187 LO2
PY7P91 LO3
PY7185 LO2
PY7187 LO2
PY7P91 LO3, LO4, LO5
PY7185 LO3
PY7P91 LO5, LO6
5. present written work to an accepted international standard for publication (American
Psychological Association);
6. design, plan, organise and deliver an individual empirical study (research project):
PY7185 LO3
PY7P91 LO5, LO6
PY7187 LO4
PY7P91 LO1
Key/transferable skills including
employability and professional practice
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. think critically and evaluate the validity of conclusions based on argument;
2. communicate effectively in a variety of media and in a style appropriate for different
audiences and stakeholders;
3. use IT appropriately to search for, analyse and present information;
4. work effectively within a team to meet common goals and targets;
5. continue to learn independently and develop professionally:
All modules
All modules
All modules
PY7185
All modules
Principle QAA benchmark statements
N/A
Assessment strategy
Organised work experience, work based learning, sandwich year or year abroad
N/A
Course specific regulations
1. Students may be granted up to 60 accreditation of prior learning (APL) credits for modules of the course except the Dissertation module (PY7P91). Accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL) is not permitted on this course. All work for which APL is awarded must have been completed within the ten academic years preceding enrolment on the course. Decisions concerning the award of APL credits will be taken by the course leader.
Professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) accreditations & exemptions
Successful completion of this British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited degree will make you eligible for Graduate Membership and Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC). GBC is required to obtain Chartered status whereafter you can use the letters CPsychol after your name.
Career opportunities
After completion of this conversion degree, you’ll qualify for a Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society (BPS). This will allow you to progress to a postgraduate professional training programme in an area of psychology including forensic, clinical, health, educational, occupational and counselling psychology.
The University offers BPS accredited course in Organisational and Consumer Psychology MSc.
Entry requirements
You will be required to have:
- a lower second class honours degree (or above) or overseas equivalent
- Mathematics GCSE at grade C (grade 4 from 2017) or above (or equivalent)
- completed our University Certificate in Psychology for Graduates (by Distance Learning) course or obtained 60 credits in any combination of biological, cognitive, developmental, personality and social psychology, and research methods (including statistics) with another institution
All applicants must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. Applicants who require a Tier 4 student visa may need to provide a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. For more information about English qualifications please see our English language requirements.
Official use and codes
Approved to run from | 2013/14 | Specification version | 1 | Specification status | Validated |
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Original validation date | 01 Sep 2013 | Last validation date | 01 Sep 2013 | ||
Sources of funding | HE FUNDING COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND | ||||
JACS codes | C810 (Applied Psychology): 100% | ||||
Route code | APPPSY |
Stage 1 Level 07 September start Not currently offered
Code | Module title | Info | Type | Credits | Location | Period | Day | Time |
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PY7184 | Individual Differences and Social Psychology | Core | 30 | |||||
PY7185 | Research Methods and Biological Psychology | Core | 30 | |||||
PY7186 | Cognitive and Developmental Psychology | Core | 30 | |||||
PY7187 | Further Research Methods | Core | 10 | |||||
PY7P91 | Dissertation | Core | 60 | |||||
PY7188 | Forensic Psychology | Option | 10 | |||||
PY7189 | Psychopathology | Option | 10 | |||||
PY7190 | Work and Business Psychology | Option | 10 |
Stage 1 Level 07 January start Not currently offered
Code | Module title | Info | Type | Credits | Location | Period | Day | Time |
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PY7184 | Individual Differences and Social Psychology | Core | 30 | |||||
PY7185 | Research Methods and Biological Psychology | Core | 30 | |||||
PY7186 | Cognitive and Developmental Psychology | Core | 30 | |||||
PY7187 | Further Research Methods | Core | 10 | |||||
PY7P91 | Dissertation | Core | 60 | |||||
PY7188 | Forensic Psychology | Option | 10 | |||||
PY7189 | Psychopathology | Option | 10 | |||||
PY7190 | Work and Business Psychology | Option | 10 |