MPsych – 4 year Integrated Masters in Psychology

 What is an MPsych?

• The MPsych degree is a new 4 year undergraduate course in Psychology with an ‘Integrated Masters Programme’
• It leads to the award of a ‘Master of Psychology’ degree (MPsych)
• The MPsych at the University of York is a BPS accredited Psychology degree, providing the ‘Graduate Basis for Chartered membership of the Society’ (GBC)
• The MPsych degree will be one of the first to be implemented in the UK
• Integrated masters degrees are already common across other sciences (e.g. MChem, MPhys, MBiol)

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• The MPsych degree is particularly useful for students who are generally aiming for a scientific career, but it will also enhance skills that are useful in a variety of jobs.
• The MPsych gives you a broader and more in depth coverage of Psychology with opportunities to specialise and develop skills relevant for future careers
• The MPsych is likely to be useful for a variety of future careers:
  
  • PhD: MPsych then PhD
  • Educational Psychologist: MPsych then Educational Doctorate
  • If you want to enhance your employability generally
• You may want to remain in the BSc Programme if you intend to follow careers that involve specialist training at postgraduate level:
  
  • Forensic Psychologist: BSc then specialist MSc
  • Occupational Psychologist: BSc then specialist MSc
  • School Teacher: BSc then PGCE
  • Clinical Scientist in the NHS: BSc then specialist MSc
  • Scientist in a non-Psychology discipline: BSc then MSc
  • Enter a non-scientific career

• Currently the DClinPsy at the University of Hull is only accepting applicants who are studying for their BSc. If you want to apply for this course, remain on the BSc. We believe, however, that the MPsych will offer advantages for those students who wish to apply for Clinical Doctorates elsewhere.

• If you are an International Student, you will want to consider the relative importance given to undergraduate integrated masters (MPsych) and postgraduate masters (MSc) level qualifications in the profession and country you are interested in working in. This will differ considerably depending upon your circumstances.

Are there any academic requirements for transfer to the MPsych course?

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• No. The BSc degree will remain the same prestigious degree that it has always been, and will be taught in the same way, by the same staff.
• BSc and MPsych students will compete on equal terms for places on all modules, where they are limited.