Clinical Applications of Psychology (MSc) (2024 Entry)
Explore our Clinical Applications of Psychology taught Master's degree.
Clinical Applications of Psychology MSc offers you an excellent opportunity to combine academic and practical experience. This course has been expertly designed by Warwick's Psychology department to strengthen your credentials for applying for doctoral training in Clinical Psychology.
Please note this course is not open to Overseas students.
The application deadline for this course is Wednesday 31st January 2024.
Course overview
The MSc in Clinical Applications of Psychology is designed for those who plan to apply for admission to doctoral training programmes in Clinical Psychology and can help to strengthen your credentials for the competitive entry process.
The taught components of the course include modules on research methods tailored to clinical applications, evidence-based practice in adult, older adult, and child/adolescent populations, and clinical case analysis.
Teaching provision is shared between academics with research interests in the relevant topics and practising clinicians with current experience in Psychology services within the NHS. The practical component of the course is a six-month research placement in a local NHS trust that maintains a training relationship with our doctoral programme.
Skills from this degree
- Opportunity to combine academic and practical experience in the field of Clinical Psychology
- Research design and analysis
- Develop an understanding of evidence-based practice in child, adult and older adult settings and the role of Clinical Psychology in the NHS
- Clinical case analysis
- Time-management skills, which are crucial when training to be a clinical psychologist and beyond
General entry requirements
Minimum requirements
A first class or good 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent from overseas universities) in Psychology or containing Psychology as a major component. Successful applicants should be able to demonstrate their interest in, and commitment to, a career in mental health care.
Please note, this course only considers UK/EU students with a Psychology degree that provides Graduate Basis for Chartership (BPS).
English language requirements
You can find out more about our English language requirementsLink opens in a new window. 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.
Additional requirements
For the MSc in Clinical Applications of Psychology, a DBS check is required at a cost of approximately £53.
Core modules
Experimental Design and Data Collection
On this module you will become familiar with the principles of good experimental design.
Advanced Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
This module adopts a clinically relevant practical focus to introduce you to both advanced qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Clinical Psychology in Adult Mental Health
The over-arching aim of this module is to provide an introduction to some of the psychological factors that have specific relevance for adults and older adults.
Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
This module will provide a broad theoretical background and introduce key professional issues in this specialisation.
Case Study Seminar
This module has been developed to enable you to develop skills at integrating psychological theory with clinical practice.
Audit Placement Project
This module will enable you to gain practical experience of working as an Honorary Assistant Psychologist with Clinical Psychologists within NHS trusts.
Teaching
The taught components of the course include modules on experimental design, data collection and analysis tailored to clinical applications, evidence-based practice in adult, older adult, and child/adolescent populations, and clinical case analysis.
Teaching provision is shared between academics with research interests in the relevant topic areas and practising clinicians with current experience in Psychology services within the NHS.
Students are assigned to placements, where they will work with Clinical Psychologists on clinical audit and service evaluation, as applicable to the specific setting of the placement. Every effort is made to match students' interests with the available placement opportunities. The formal output of the placement is a written dissertation comprising a literature review and a report of the audit or service evaluation work carried out during the placement. Support and guidance is provided by an academic supervisor, while on-site supervision is provided by a clinical supervisor.
Class sizes
The course usually takes 15 students per intake.
Typical contact hours
Teaching is delivered through lectures and seminars. You will have an average of 8-10 hours of lectures and 2-4 hours of seminars per week in term one. In terms two and three, students complete their seminar study and undertake a six-month NHS research placement, three days a week in a local NHS Trust that maintains a training relationship with our doctoral programme.
Assessment
We typically assess modules through a mix of assessment types, which include written clinical case evaluation reports, design exercises focusing on clinical research, statistical analysis, qualitative analysis, open book examinations and a service-related literature review and project.
Your timetable
Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules. Your compulsory modules will be registered for you when you join us.
Your career
Graduates from this course have gone on to work as Assistant Psychologists in the NHS, IAPT, charitable organisations such as the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, and the private sector, for example The Family Psychologist. They have also undertaken clinically relevant research roles.
Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year.
Previous examples of workshops and events include:
- Careers with Children and Young People
- Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
- Meet the Psychologist
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The application deadline for this course is Wednesday 31 January 2024.
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