Course details

The MPsyc Advanced Psychology offers rigorous training in all aspects of research practice. You will graduate with exceptional skills in practical and theoretical aspects of the discipline, which will equip you for the world beyond university.

We emphasise research-based learning and you'll have the opportunity to work closely with academics within their research groups, giving you excellent experience of real-world, cutting-edge research, and opportunity to develop essential skills and attributes.

You will study classic psychological work, as well as contemporary research into the nature and determinants of human behaviour, from the neuronal level through to the level of society and culture. You will explore psychological processes underpinning everyday behaviour, such as social cognition, memory, language and appetite, and examine ways in which psychology can improve people’s health, wellbeing and lives. You will learn how to conduct and evaluate high-quality psychological research and how to professionally communicate the outcomes to a wide range of audiences.

The course offers a combination of training in sub-areas of the discipline and in research methods and the conducting of research. Modules are designed to explore research-led, and applied perspectives across all areas of psychology. While studying at Leeds, you will have the opportunity to carry out a substantial research project, closely supervised by an academic expert. This project will not only develop your research, writing, analytical and other, employment-relevant, skills to a high level, but also allow you to focus on your own area of interest.