Research Project (core for Diploma exit)

You can take this module if you intend to finish the course at Diploma stage, and don’t wish to gain the full Masters.

Supported by a ‘supervisor’, you will undertake advanced independent research in an area of your choice. The content of the module is largely defined by the scope and nature of your research question and its investigation. The module team helps students explore and discuss candidate topics prior to final project decisions being made.  You will be asked to:

• formulate meaningful research questions that relate to existing psychological theory and research
• review the relevant literature
• plan and design a feasible and ethical empirical study
• produce a scholarly scientific report of the work.

On successful completion of this module, you will be able to effectively use psychological theory and research to design and conduct an ethical empirical study based on contemporary psychological literature; demonstrate a deep and critical understanding of the implications of their empirical research findings and write up your research findings in a way that is consistent with the standards of presentation and clarity expected of a professional research article, within the discipline of Psychology.