University of Kent, School of Psychology Masters Degrees

Psychology at Kent offers a supportive, dynamic and diverse environment for creative research and learning. We conduct both basic and applied research in several areas, and we are highly regarded as a leading European centre for postgraduate research.

Applications are welcome for our MSc degrees, which start in mid-September, and for PhD studies to begin either in January, May or September. For information on funding, please see www.kent.ac.uk/courses/funding/postgraduate/sources/index.html Most of our PhD students are funded by a combination of UK ESRC awards, departmental studentships and part-time teaching.

Psychology at Kent scored 95.5 out of 100 and was ranked 13th in The Complete University Guide 2019. Research conducted by academic staff in the School of Psychology at the University of Kent is ranked 11th/82 in the UK. This is based on Research Intensity calculated in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF).

Our taught MSc programmes have been recognised by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as meeting the nationally recognised criteria for preparation training for PhD research. The MSc in Forensic Psychology at Kent is also accredited by the British Psychological Society as providing the first (academic) year of professional training for those who pass the course and wish to qualify as Chartered Forensic Psychologists.

We have a long-established international reputation in social psychology, and this is complemented by our strengths in cognitive, developmental and forensic psychology. We also have experts in organisational and political psychology.

The School has a dedicated laboratory building which includes individual labs as well as specialised labs for different types of research. These include:

Observation Suite and Fully-equipped Video Studios

Group Dynamics Laboratories

Networked Small Groups/Interpersonal Interaction Laboratory and Hub room

Four Electrophysiology (ERP/EEG) Laboratories

Six Eye-Tracking Laboratories

Three Electrical Brain Stimulators for transcranial direct/alternating current stimulation and simultaneous EEG (Neuroconn)

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) PowerMAG Research 100 High Frequency Stimulator

Two Physiological Measurement Laboratories (Biopac)

Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation Laboratory (GVS, Magstim)

Immersive Virtual Reality Laboratory (including integrated eye-tracker)

Social Cognition Laboratory

Visual Cognition Laboratories equipped with PCs and Macs (including face recognition suite)

The School of Psychology is based on an attractive and friendly campus overlooking the city of Canterbury, one hour by train to London and 30 minutes from ferry, Eurostar and Channel Tunnel links to mainland Europe. From the University, it is only a short walk into the city centre where you will find shops, bars and restaurants. The picturesque costal town of Whitstable with its world famous oysters is five miles to the north.

Situated on 300 acres of parkland in the midst of the Kent countryside, the University of Kent’s Canterbury campus combines modern architecture with open green spaces, courtyards, gardens, ponds and woodland. The University was founded in 1965 and today has 16,600 students of over 158 different nationalities.

Degree ceremonies take place in the historic setting of Canterbury Cathedral.