MSc by Research in Psychology (2022 Entry)
About this research graduate course
Course overview
We offer an MSc by Research in Psychology, which is awarded for a thesis reporting original research by a student under the supervision of their academic advisor.
Our MSc by Research in Psychology degree serves as not only excellent preparation for PhD studies but also postgraduate training for a career either as a professional psychologist (e.g., clinical, organisational, or school psychologist) or outside of psychology.
In addition to subject-related knowledge, a Psychology research degree provides valuable transferable skills in data analysis and management, written and oral communication, teamwork and time management.
Teaching and learning
All our postgraduate research students are strongly encouraged to engage with the Departmental and University-wide advanced training offered.
General entry requirements
Minimum requirements
2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Psychology or a related subject.
English language requirements
You can find out more about our English language requirements. This course requires the following:
- Band B
- IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above.
International qualifications
We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.
For more information, please visit the international entry requirements page.
Additional requirements
There are no additional entry requirements for this course.
Our research
Behavioural Science
- Economic and consumer psychology
- Judgement, risk and decision-making
- Psychology and the law
- Computational modelling of human behaviour
- Attention, visual processing and emotional processing
- Folk economics, inequality, and behavioural political science
Language and Learning
- Reading; word recognition
- Computational approaches to language processing
- Historical language change
- Structure of the lexicon across life-span
- Big Data research on language
- Language and gesture development in infants and children
- Second language learning
- Language learning and change
- Gesture and non-verbal communication in adults and children
- Development of social cognition
- Animal (e.g., orangutangs, chimpanzees, birds) communication and cognition
- Language evolution
- Sleep and language learning
- Socio-economic status and child language development
- Language development and socio-economic status
Lifespan Health and Wellbeing
- Longitudinal epidemiology
- Experimental psychology and clinical studies, with common interests in the factors that determine and/or the mechanisms that underlie healthy living
- Child and adolescent development and ageing
- Mental health, sleep and pain
- Disaster recovery
- Culture, relationships, beliefs, personality, and well-being
Full details of our research interests are listed on the Psychology web pages.
You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.
Find a supervisor
Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.
Explore our Psychology Research Directory where you will be able to filter by research group.
You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course at the start of the academic year, or at the start of your course, if later. Academic fees cover the cost of tuition, examinations and registration and some student amenities.
Taught course fees Research course fees
Fee Status Guidance
We carry out an initial fee status assessment based on the information you provide in your application. Students will be classified as Home or Overseas fee status. Your fee status determines tuition fees, and what financial support and scholarships may be available. If you receive an offer, your fee status will be clearly stated alongside the tuition fee information.
Do you need your fee classification to be reviewed?
If you believe that your fee status has been classified incorrectly, you can complete a fee status assessment questionnaire. Please follow the instructions in your offer information and provide the documents needed to reassess your status.
Find out more about how universities assess fee status
Additional course costs
As well as tuition fees and living expenses, some courses may require you to cover the cost of field trips or costs associated with travel abroad.
For departmental specific costs, please see the Modules tab on the course web page for the list of core and optional core modules with hyperlinks to our Module Catalogue (please visit the Department’s website if the Module Catalogue hyperlinks are not provided).
Associated costs can be found on the Study tab for each module listed in the Module Catalogue (please note most of the module content applies to 2022/23 year of study). Information about module department specific costs should be considered in conjunction with the more general costs below:
- Core text books
- Printer credits
- Dissertation binding
- Robe hire for your degree ceremony
Scholarships and bursaries
Scholarships and financial support
Find out about the different funding routes available, including; postgraduate loans, scholarships, fee awards and academic department bursaries.
Living costs
Find out more about the cost of living as a postgraduate student at the University of Warwick.
Taught course applications
Here is our checklist on how to apply for taught postgraduate courses at Warwick.
Research course applications
Here is our checklist on how to apply for research postgraduate degrees at the University of Warwick.
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