MPhil in Psychology

Programme description
 

Our PhD/MPhil Psychology programme enables you to undertake a research project from across the broad spectrum of topics that are integral to improving our understanding of psychological function. 
 

These include (but are not limited to):

• audiology and hearing

• cognition and cognitive neuroscience

• dementia

• forensic psychology

• health psychology

• integration of psychological explanation to derive understanding and intervention in therapeutic settings

• interpersonal and family environments

• language and communicative development and disorders

• memory

• mental illness

• neuroscience and aphasia

• perception, action and decision making

Academic entry qualification overview
 

We require applicants to hold, or be about to obtain, an Upper Second class Honours degree, or the equivalent qualification gained outside the UK, in a related subject area for entry to a PhD programme. A Lower Second class Honours degree may be considered if applicants also hold a Master's degree with a Merit classification.
 

English language
 

For applicants whose first language is not English, or if you have not studied recently in the UK, you must provide evidence of how you meet the English Language requirement.
 

We mainly accept IELTS or TOEFL tests. Please note IELTS and TOEFL are only valid for two years.
 

We require a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 overall or TOEFL iBT 100. For the writing component, we expect that you have achieved a minimum of 7.0 (IELTS) or 25 (iBT). 
 

If your IELTS or TOEFL expires before the start of your programme, you will need to take another official English test before we can issue you with a CAS for your visa application. This is a requirement of UKVI.

For entry in the academic year beginning, the tuition fees are as follows:
 

PhD (full-time)

• UK students (per annum): Standard £4,596, Low £9,500, Medium £17,000, High £22,000
   
• International, including EU, students (per annum): Standard £25,500, Low £26,500, Medium £33,500, High £38,500

A postgraduate degree from Manchester opens the door to a world of opportunity. We’ll give you the tools to take control of your career, putting you on an upward trajectory and giving you a head start on the competition.

In Manchester, you're part of an international community, in a city with a history of revolutionising the world, and you'll be able to immerse yourself in the possibilities this affords.
 

You can apply your skills by volunteering, making a difference to yourself and to others, or you can communicate your passion for your subject via our public engagement programmes. Employers who look for that 'something special' will really start to notice you.
 

You couldn't be in a better place to begin your life's work.