Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development MSc

Reino Unido

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¿Qué aprenderé?

Develop your knowledge in advanced areas of social, emotional, cognitive and neurobiological psychological development of young people.

Led by an experienced team of developmental psychologists, our Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development MSc will deepen your understanding of classic and contemporary models of development. This course features investigation into child development and adolescent development, together with advanced research method skills.

Course overview

On this course you will learn about psychological aspects of human development from infancy to young adulthood. You will explore social relationships and emotional wellbeing in childhood and adolescence. You will also learn about cognitive and language development, especially as applied to educational contexts.

You will receive advanced training in psychological research methods and culminate your studies through an extended research project relevant to human development. The content and format of the project should be suitable for publication in an academic journal in the field.

The transferable skills you will gain through this course include data collection and analysis, research design, decision making, critical thinking and presentation skills.

The course is structured to provide in-depth knowledge and skills in the psychology of child and adolescent development. It provides excellent research training through a psychological research methods programme designed to meet the ESRC Postgraduate Training and Development Guidelines.

Career outcomes

Where could Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development take you?

This course could lead you to a career directly related to psychology, such as working as a clinical psychologist, or it could take you in a completely different direction, using the many transferrable skills you will develop. These include problem solving, developing arguments, analysing and evaluating information, collaboration, independent working, communication and more.

This will give you an advantage in careers such as:

  • Clinical psychologist
  • Counsellor
  • Education consultant
  • Forensic psychologist
  • High intensity therapist
  • Psychological wellbeing practitioner

¿En cuál departamento estoy?

Psychology

Opciones de estudio

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Costos de estudio
£11.300,00 (US$ 14.231) por año
Esta es una tarifa fija
Fecha de inicio

Septiembre 2024

Lugar

York St John University

Lord Mayor's Walk,

York,

YO31 7EX, England

Requerimiento de entrada

Para estudiantes internacionales

Students need to have a 2:1 honours degree in psychology or closely related subject; DBS: A satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure is required. If your first degree is not in Psychology but you have covered sufficient levels of Psychology and research we will consider your application. Applications such as this will be considered on a case-by-case basis. A satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure is also required as a condition of acceptance onto the course. If English is not your first language you will need to show that you have English Language competence at IELTS level 6.0 (with no skill below 5.5) or equivalent. TOEFL iBT (home edition also accepted): Overall score of 75 (Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 20), other forms of TOEFL are not acceptable.

Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.

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