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MSc Psychology Conversion Degree (BPS)

Earn a psychology master’s regardless of your academic background with this online psychology conversion degree. You’ll also gain membership to the British Psychological Society, a prerequisite to practise as a professional psychologist.

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Time investment: 1 year full-time

Location: Online

Cost: £8,500

Language: English

About this degree

Gain a master’s in psychology with Arden University

If you have a degree in a non-psychology related subject but now want to enter a career in psychology, this MSc conversion is ideal for you. This online master’s will help you develop essential knowledge and skills to successfully start your psychology career.

After you graduate, you’ll be eligible for membership to the British Psychological Society. This is both a mark of your achievement and a prerequisite for further training as a professional psychologist.

Develop transferable skills to use in any career

This MSc has been specifically designed to help you gain transferable skills in humanities and social sciences and a competitive edge in any workplace. The BPS accreditation you acquire will help you if you’re looking to start your career as a professional psychologist or if you want to apply psychological concepts in other careers such as human resources, teaching, and counselling.

Where you’ll be studying

Studying at Arden University

Arden University has a proud heritage in providing flexible and accessible higher education. We’ve grown and evolved from our beginnings in 1990 as the chosen online learning partner for universities across Britain, to offer a new kind of learning experience, providing both online and blended learning degree courses that meet the changing needs of modern life.

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Learning outcomes

How our brain influences our perception of the world

Social interaction

Psychopathological conditions

Approaches to intelligence testing

Childhood development

Behavioural neuroscience

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Additional information

To be eligible for this course, you should normally have:

A UK honours degree or equivalent in any subject at 2:2 or above. If your degree is in psychology it must not be accredited by the BPS.
A Third Class UK honours degree or equivalent in psychology if you also possess a master’s level degree. If you don’t hold the above qualifications, you will need to evidence independent research e.g. an undergraduate or postgraduate final year project dissertation or thesis.
A maths qualification or equivalent to at least Grade C at GCSE, or the completion of our assessment-free module before starting your course.

For students whose prior learning was not taught in English: IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element); or TOEFL iBT 90; or equivalent.