Course

Psychology postgraduate courses

Open up exciting new directions for your career and research pursuits as a psychologist with our innovative psychology courses. Be inspired by our expert teaching team whose influential research underpins the courses and brings a new dimension to your learning with many actively practising in the counselling and psychotherapy fields.

Take your ambition to the next level with courses that offer distinct pathways and develop your necessary knowledge and skills to support your progression into this diverse sector.

The course offers great opportunity for your career because it provides you with unique knowledge and insights that are very relevant for employers in a variety of sectors. The more effort you put into it, the more you will get out of it.

Marijn Sissingh
MSc Behaviour Change graduate

Facilities

Our specialist facilities include high specification computing labs with the latest software for designing experiments and analysing data, a variety of psychological recording equipment such as EEG, as well as observation suite equipped with video recording and one-way mirrors. There's also included eye-tracking equipment and project rooms which provide students the special space they need for conducting research.

What our Psychology graduates do

Postgraduate education extends your knowledge, skills and confidence in ways which enhance your employability and open doors to new career prospects. Our previous students have gone into different career pathways, based on the skills and qualifications gained during their programme, such as:

What psychology research can you get involved in as a student?

Find out more about the range of research happening in the School of Psychology at the University of Derby.

Find out more about the range of research happening in the School of Psychology at the University of Derby.

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Postgraduate Open Events

Join us at an upcoming on-campus Postgraduate Open Event, where you will get the opportunity to meet our expert academics and find out more about your course.

Next Open Event: Wednesday 8 May, 3pm - 6pm

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