Masters Degrees in Developmental Psychology

The MA in Research Methods (Developmental Psychology) is designed for students who plan to continue their graduate studies at PhD level in an area of developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, or social psychology.

Developmental Psychology MSc develops your understanding of the psychological processes that underlie an individual's social, emotional and cognitive development throughout their life.

 With a focus on infant and child development, the course addresses a comprehensive range of topics surrounding typical and atypical development.

Practical, inspirational and challenging, this MSc will open up exciting new directions for your career and research pursuits as a psychologist.

On this course you study. development through the lifespan – from infancy, childhood and adolescence into adulthood and old age. stability and change in our physical, cognitive, social and emotional development.

The MSc Psychology is a conversion programme that offers you the opportunity to convert your existing qualifications and learning to an award that meets the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership and the starting point to becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

This programme offers a comprehensive research training in developmental and educational psychology. It is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council and can lead to further study at doctoral level.

Our Psychology MSc offers you a broad curriculum in psychology. Apply for the course if you're a non-psychology graduate or a graduate with a non-accredited psychology degree who wants to qualify for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the .

The Psychology of Education MSc will introduce students to key theoretical issues in the Psychology of Education, critically analysing theories and research, and exploring its contribution to educational issues and practice.

Providing you with an advanced understanding of the specialist discipline, this programme ensures you are ideally placed to excel in your career.

Educational and developmental psychologists focus on how people develop and learn throughout their lifetime. They work with individuals, families, groups and organisations in a range of settings and have varying roles such as school psychologist, guidance officer, and child and adolescent counsellor.

The Masters in Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire is for people who have degrees in other subjects, but who wish to obtain Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) [formerly known as Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) with the British Psychological Society, which is the first necessary step towards becoming a professional psychologist.

The Developmental Psychology block is designed for practising teachers, educators and others with a personal or professional interest in the field of education.

Why do human beings change over the course of a lifetime?. From childhood to adulthood, studying our MSc Developmental Psychology in Research and Practice will help you understand this question.

The MSc Developmental Psychology focuses on the social, emotional and cognitive development of children and is designed for graduates and practising psychologists who wish to acquire a specialism in child development.