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 students with a Psychology degree that provides Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS), who have the right to work in the UK without restriction.

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 £55.

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.

Reading lists 

If you would like to view reading lists for current or previous cohorts of students, most departments have reading lists available through Warwick Library on the Talis Aspire platformLink opens in a new window. 

You can search for reading lists by module title, code or convenor. Please see the modules tab of this page or the module catalogueLink opens in a new window.  

Please note that some reading lists may have restricted access or be unavailable at certain times of year due to not yet being published. If you cannot access the reading list for a particular module, please check again later or contact the module’s host department.  

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

Psychology at Warwick

A playground for the mind

Our research-driven department can offer you the kind of physical and intellectual environment that’ll inspire you to succeed. We pride ourselves on being a friendly, inclusive academic community offering a stimulating, intellectual environment to students and staff. We’re large enough to provide excellent resources and education, but also small enough to know who you are and provide one-to-one support.

Find out more about us on our website.Link opens in a new window

Our Postgraduate courses

• Behavioural and Data Science (MSc)
• Behavioural and Economic Science (MSc)
• Clinical Applications of Psychology (MSc)
• Mental Health and Wellbeing (MSc)
• Psychological Research (MSc)
• Psychology (MSc by Research)
• Psychology (MPhil/PhD)

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.

Find your taught 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

How to apply

The application process for courses that start in September and October 2025 opens on 2 October 2024.

The application deadline for this course is Friday 31 January 2025. There is additional advice on applying for this courseLink opens in a new window available on the Department of Psychology website.

How to apply for a postgraduate taught course