This one-year conversion course will help you take the next steps on your psychology career path and gain a Psychological Society of Ireland pre-professional qualification.During the course, youll delve deeper into the six pillars of psychology: biological bases of behaviour, developmental and lifespan psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology, personality and individual difference, and research design and methods. Youll also work on a supervised research project across all three trimesters.
Benefit from individual support
With just 20 places available, the small class size offers more tailored learning and access to individual support. This extremely popular programme is open to graduates with 60 European Credit Transfer System credits in psychology and research, which is equivalent to about one-year full-time related study.
Most students on this course aim to pursue a career as a psychologist, and you'll graduate with the knowledge and skill set for roles like counselling psychologist or assistant psychologist. . assistant psychologist, and gain the qualification necessary to pursue further professional study in psychology (e.g. in clinical, counselling or other applied areas). Once you graduate, however, youll have a wide range of transferable skills you could use in research, data analysis, health promotion or academia.
| Course Location | Glasnevin, Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 9 |
| Course Category | Psychology, Medicine & Healthcare |
| Course Type | Classroom Based |
| Course Qualification | Masters Degree |
| Awarding Body | Dublin City University |
| Course Duration | 1 year full-time |
| Entry Requirements | For admission to the MSc in Psychology (Conversion), entrants will typically hold: A (NFQ) Level 8 Honours Degree with a H2.1 or international equivalent in a discipline cognate to Psychology (e.g. Humanities; Human Sciences, Education Sociology, Health and Society, etc.) or have completed a Psychology Honours Degree that did not confer eligibility for the graduate basis from the Psychological Society of Ireland (otherwise known as Psychological Studies degree). Applicants should also have a minimum combined total of 60 ECTS in Psychology modules (or modules with a substantial element of Psychology, e.g Health Promotion, Human Resources, etc.) and/or Research Methods modules (or equivalent modules, e.g. Research Project/Thesis, Statistics, Data Analysis/Data Handling etc.) Candidates who are non-native speakers of English must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language. More information about DCU's English language requirements can be found here. Due to the specialist nature of this programme, additional criteria may be used to assess suitability to undertake this programme. For further information, please contact the Programme Chair using the contact details above As part of the application process applicants may be called for interview. In addition to the above, applicants with appropriate combinations of professional qualifications and experience may be considered. This may include demonstrated substantial additional prior experiential learning in Psychology and/or Research Methods. These individuals will be considered on a case by case basis. We will particularly recognise those individuals who have substantial Research Methods and Statistics experience. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) applicants are required to submit a cover letter along with their application under the Transcripts section of the portal, affirming their intent to apply for RPL. For more information on RPL see here. |
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