Postgraduate Psychology at Lancaster University

Postgraduate Psychology Degree Courses
Lancaster University’s Psychology Department has been ranked amongst the UK’s leading Psychology Departments. It has an international reputation in research in this discipline and is recognised as a vibrant and stimulating environment in which to undertake Postgraduate study. Applicants can choose from a variety of programmes designed to cater for a wide rang

e of interests, all of which lead to a prestigious, attractive degree qualification. Students can look forward to an excellent level of support during a degree which will give them exceptional transferable skills and content-based knowledge and experience. There are four Psychology MSc programmes in which students explore fascinating areas of psychology while having the opportunity to tailor their learning under expert supervision on a specialist topic in the dissertation. These programmes are suitable for those wishing to gain further qualifications in addition to their Undergraduate degree, for professional advancement in their chosen career, or for research training for PhD study. The Department has a very successful network of MPhil/PhD students who achieve a high standard of research. It welcomes research proposals from applicants who share interests with the many (overlapping) research groupings. Students can expect outstanding support in their progression towards submitting their thesis on time and with great prospects of finding employment opportunities after submission, both in academia and beyond.