PG Diploma (Postgraduate Diploma) Theoretical and Practical Clinical Neuropsychology

at University of Bristol

The diploma consists of five taught units (total of 90 credits) and a 40-credit clinical practice portfolio that delivers the equivalent to the QiCN portfolio requirements. 

Three of the five taught units are delivered via lectures (total of 70 credits). A further unit (ten credits) focuses on a clinical case report; you must select one of your own cases to submit an assessed case report (3,000 words) and a presentation. This case will contribute to your case portfolio. In the fifth unit (ten credits), you will explore important peer-reviewed papers and engage in critical discussion. Each critical discussion will be preceded by a candidate presentation providing a critical summary of a particular paper.

All lectures are streamed live on the internet and recorded for you to replay at any point. There are four week-long teaching blocks that are spread throughout the course. You will have two week-long teaching blocks a year (one in around Autumn and one around Spring) if you are studying part-time. You are encouraged to attend in-person but this is not mandatory. Otherwise, weekly lectures are delivered online meaning you can take the programme from home or work, and exams will be held online.

You must possess a doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) and also be registered as a Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). This degree is normally run in conjunction with prior agreements between University of Bristol and selected UK DClin programmes (for the list of collaborating DClin programmes please see the School of Psychological Sciences.

In order to meet BPS accreditation requirements, applicants must pass an online entrance assessment set by the University of Bristol and must also submit a 2,000-word essay (on a prescribed topic), which must also be passed. The pass mark for the online assessment and essay is 50%. The combined mark determines whether a candidate has passed the entrance requirements, with the essay weighted 34% and the online assessment 66% of the final mark.

Applicants must be able to provide evidence of a minimum of six months' practice experience primarily supervised by a recognised clinical neuropsychologist, and documentary evidence from this period (eg specific submitted case report). In addition, you must also demonstrate how you meet the Research Competencies requirement for the programme
 

IELTS Academic for UKVI from authorised test centres only (otherwise see English language proficiency tests):

• 6.5 overall with 6.5 in all skills

• UK: full-time          £11,800
   
• Overseas: full-time  £18,800

This programme is for those who wish to gain and demonstrate the UK’s highest level of competence in professional clinical neuropsychology. It is designed to provide both the knowledge and practice competencies required for entry on to the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN).