Psychological Sciences & HealthStudy with us
Study in the Department of Psychological Sciences & Health
Our programmes equip graduates with practical and theoretical knowledge required to make an impact in the fields of psychology and counselling.
Whether you are looking to advance your career in clinical health psychology, counselling or psychotherapy or build a foundation for further research, our internationally-renowned Masters-level programmes put experiential learning, person-centred treatment and advanced therapeutic approaches at their heart.
Undergraduate
BA Psychology
Study the science of human behaviour alongside Creative Writing, Economics, Education, English, French, History, HR Management, Journalism, Law, Marketing, Mathematics, Politics, Social Policy or Spanish.
BSc Psychology & Counselling
A COSCA-accredited programme offering a route for students to combine psychology and counselling studies.
BSc Speech & Language Pathology
The longest-established programme of its kind in Scotland, the BSc offers a route into the Speech & Language Therapy profession.
BSc Sport & Physical Activity
Learn from top coaches and develop the skills to make a positive impact on health and physical activity.
Postgraduate Taught
MSc Adolescent Mental Health & Resilience
Start date: September
Study mode & duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time
This programme sets out to equip students with an understanding of both theoretical and practical issues that are directly relevant to the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents.
MSc Clinical Health Psychology
Start date: September
Study mode & duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
Uniquely combines clinical, health and neuropsychology teaching with professional practice and research methods training.
MSc Counselling & Psychotherapy
Start date: September
Study mode & duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time
Learn to apply one of the leading therapeutic approaches to mental health and wellbeing.
MSc Psychology with a Specialisation in Business/Health
Start date: September
Study mode & duration: Online distance learning – 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time; up to 60 months part-time (flexible)
Develop an understanding of the applications of psychology to real life, particularly business or health contexts.
MSc Research Methods in Psychology
Start date: September
Study mode & duration: 12 months full-time
Learn the skills and theory for conducting research and undertake a substantial research project, with one-to-one supervision.
MSc Sport Data Analytics
Start date: September
Study mode & duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time
Gain the analytical and programming skills required to use data for recruitment, training and tactics.
Postgraduate Research
PhD Applied Linguistics
We have expertise in investigating speech patterns in healthy populations, including first and second language learners, and offer supervision in more linguistically aligned areas of study, such as language acquisition, socio-linguistics and phonetics.
MPhil/PhD Counselling
An opportunity for practising counsellors/psychotherapists to develop their research knowledge and skills by conducting a substantial practice-based research study related to the process or outcome of counselling.
DEdPsy Educational Psychology
The DEdPsy is a flexible research degree designed to meet the needs of practising Educational Psychologists (EPs) and combines applied psychology with high quality real world research in a variety of vital and complex educational issues.
MPhil/MRes/PhD Physical Activity and Health
Our research is focused on the development and testing of interventions that encourage people to participate in more physical activity and less sedentary behaviour throughout life.
MPhil/PhD Psychology
You can study either an MPhil or a PhD in Psychology within any of our research areas; cognition, health psychology and behavioural medicine.
MRes Speech and Language Sciences
Our research focuses on all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of people with communication problems. We also have a strong interest in understanding typical characteristics of speech and language across the lifespan.
PhD Speech and Language Therapy
Research focusing on a wide range of aspects related to the diagnosis and treatment of people with communication problems.
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