Introduction

The programme combines specifically focused modules on development, disorders and associated clinical practice with courses teaching general principles of psychological research design, statistics and key transferable skills. In Term 1, core modules will be taken in developmental cognitive neuroscience and assessment of developmental disorders. In Term 2, core modules will cover the theoretical underpinnings of developmental disorders and current hot topics in developmental research. In the final term, students will undertake a piece of novel empirical research in the area of development and/or disorders.