Applied Psychology MPhil/PhD

  Institution: The University of Nottingham

Programme Description

The Department of Applied Psychology offers both PhD and MPhil degrees in applied psychology related to our core areas of interest.

You will be registered for an MPhil for the first year of your studies unless you hold a masters degree in an approved discipline. You will then continue to the PhD programme on satisfactory completion of the course requirements for the first year. The minimum period required for an MPhil is one year fulltime or two years part-time.

The minimum period required for a PhD is two years full-time, or three years for research staff. Most PhD students register for three years and you will be expected to complete all experimental and research work and to have written up all or most of the thesis by the end of the three years.

The final assessment of your degree will be via the written thesis and a viva voce (oral) examination. However, progression through the programme also involves satisfactory completion of research training. The training element is designed to equip you with the necessary research, communication, information technology, personal development and employment skills. This training will be tailored to your individual needs as a student.

Postgraduate research training also includes Faculty Research Seminars and activities within the University’s Graduate School, and will help you to develop practical skills important for your career development.

Research projects are usually placed within the relevant research cluster or managed as a collaboration across clusters. You will undertake research with two members of the academic staff as supervisors (primary and supporting), becoming a member of one of the department’s research groups. We would welcome applications on areas covered by our research groups, which include:

• risk assessment and work stress
• work-related violence, bullying and harassment
• individual differences, coping and work performance
• work-life balance
• occupational health and migrant workers
• career decision making
• organisational culture/climate
• work engagement
• expatriate adjustment
• chronic illness at work

Entry Requirements

An upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) in relevant discipline which contains psychology. A masters degree either in psychology or with an element of psychology is highly advantageous.

Other equivalent qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants must have graduated from an approved university

English language requirements

• IELTS: 6.5 (no elements below 6.0)
• TOEFL (iBT): 88 (no elements below 19)
• PTE (Academic): 62 (minimum 55)

Source : The University of Nottingham