MSc in Psychology (Conversion)

Year 1 Core Modules:

• Advanced Psychology Research Skills
• Cognition
• Biological Bases of Behaviour in the Brain
• Social Psychology: From Theory to Translation
• Lifespan Development (Childhood to Adulthood
• Psychological Health, Difficulties & Disorder
• Advanced Conceptual Issues in Psychology
• Advanced Individual Differences
• Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
• Advanced Social Cognitive Psychology
• Psychology Research Project
   

Year 1 Optional Modules -

• Crime and Psychology
• Psychology and Self-Control
• Counselling and Psychology
• Psychology of Adolesence

General Entry Requirements
 

For admission to the MSc in Psychology (Conversion), entrants will typically hold:
 

• A (NFQ) Level 8 Honours Degree with a H2.1 or international equivalent in a discipline cognate to Psychology (e.g. Humanities; Human Sciences, Education Sociology, Health and Society, etc.) or have completed a Psychology Honours Degree that did not confer eligibility for the graduate basis from the Psychological Society of Ireland (otherwise known as Psychological Studies degree). 

• Applicants should also have a minimum combined total of 60 ECTS in Psychology modules (or modules with a substantial element of Psychology, e.g Health Promotion, Human Resources, etc.) and Research Methods modules (or equivalent modules, e.g. Research Project/Thesis, Statistics, Data Analysis/Data Handling etc.)

• International candidates who are non-native speakers of English must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language.

IELTS ACADEMIC    Composite score of 6.5 or above, with no less than 6.0 in any one component

TOEFL iBT    Total Score of 92

EU Status Fee

€8,400 per annum
 

Non EU Fee

€15,300 per annum

This course has been designed to enable graduates to seek membership of the Psychological Society of Ireland upon completion. Such membership is a prerequisite for further study in psychology, including clinical and applied areas. Graduates from this course who wish to pursue further study in psychology as a discipline can go on to specialise with either masters and doctorate qualifications in counselling, clinical psychology, forensic psychology, educational psychology, research and a range of other specialist areas in psychology.
 

Most students study psychology because they aim to pursue a career as a psychologist. However, others choose to study psychology because it offers a broad training in a behavioural science, it develops a wide range of valued transferable skills and it can be used as a stepping-stone into several other careers. Jobs options for graduates include:
 

• Assistant psychologist positions

• Marketing

• Management

• Research

• Data analysis

• Human resources

• Health promotion

• Community development