MA Psychology

Psychology masters online UK. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.

Online or on campus

18 months180 creditsEnglish

Overview

Psychology masters online UK. MA Psychology at University of Brigant: 6 assessed courses, 180 credits and 1,800 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The hours on each course add up to that total. Seminars run online. An Edinburgh campus route is published separately from this online award. This award is academic. It does not licence you to practise as a psychologist or counsellor. MA Psychology is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 180. Students move from The service and the patient record through The service and the patient record; Access, flow, and delay; Quality and incident notes; Workforce and roster; Law, consent, and the limit of the award; Capstone: service file, and finish on Capstone: service file. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students read a finding and say what it shows about behaviour, and what it does not. Reading is one empirical paper, one methods critique, and an ethics note. The artefact a marker expects is a critical review that a non-specialist manager could follow. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Produce a professional file in Psychology Choose a method and write what the evidence cannot support Keep a record a third party can review Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer a psychology, counselling, or clinical licence. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Each credit is 10 notional learning hours. The courses add up to 180 credits and 1,800 hours. This award is academic. It does not licence you to practise as a psychologist or counsellor.

Who This Programme Is For

People already working around Psychology
Career-changers who can study without leaving their city
Teams who need a file they can review, not a slogan

Faculty spotlight

University of Brigant supervises the courses and the final assessed file. Supervision is assigned from the school that owns the award.

How you can study

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Online tuition is free. Online examinations are free. There is no exam fee for online study.

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On-campus study

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Prefer to learn at our Edinburgh campus? Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged. The published campus price is on each programme page.

✦ Tuition: £9,500 / US$12,000/year
✦ Location: 3 Lady Lawson St, Edinburgh EH3 9DS, United Kingdom
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What You Will Learn

Produce a professional file in Psychology
Choose a method and write what the evidence cannot support
Keep a record a third party can review
State the limit of the award
Submit the final project inside the published hours

Curriculum

Stage 1 — 900 hours

Code	Course	Credits · hours
S1LVA01	The service and the patient record The service and the patient record (S1LVA01) is a 30-credit course on MA Psychology, with 300 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using The service and the patient record as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. S1LVA01-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — The service and the patient record S1LVA01-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — The service and the patient record S1LVA01-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — The service and the patient record S1LVA01-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — The service and the patient record S1LVA01-M5 · Service design for a named population — The service and the patient record S1LVA01-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — The service and the patient record	30 · 300 h
S1M5A02	Access, flow, and delay Access, flow, and delay (S1M5A02) is a 30-credit course on MA Psychology, with 300 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a finding and say what it shows about behaviour, and what it does not, using Access, flow, and delay as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses one empirical paper, one methods critique, and an ethics note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a critical review that a non-specialist manager could follow. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a psychology, counselling, or clinical licence. S1M5A02-M1 · Constructs, measures, and what a score does not mean — Access, flow, and delay S1M5A02-M2 · Study design, bias, and sample limits — Access, flow, and delay S1M5A02-M3 · Evidence review and competing explanations — Access, flow, and delay S1M5A02-M4 · Ethics of inquiry and the duty not to overclaim — Access, flow, and delay S1M5A02-M5 · Application to one workplace or community setting — Access, flow, and delay S1M5A02-M6 · A critical review with method, finding, and limit — Access, flow, and delay	30 · 300 h
S1MFA03	Quality and incident notes Quality and incident notes (S1MFA03) is a 30-credit course on MA Psychology, with 300 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a finding and say what it shows about behaviour, and what it does not, using Quality and incident notes as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses one empirical paper, one methods critique, and an ethics note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a critical review that a non-specialist manager could follow. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a psychology, counselling, or clinical licence. S1MFA03-M1 · Constructs, measures, and what a score does not mean — Quality and incident notes S1MFA03-M2 · Study design, bias, and sample limits — Quality and incident notes S1MFA03-M3 · Evidence review and competing explanations — Quality and incident notes S1MFA03-M4 · Ethics of inquiry and the duty not to overclaim — Quality and incident notes S1MFA03-M5 · Application to one workplace or community setting — Quality and incident notes S1MFA03-M6 · A critical review with method, finding, and limit — Quality and incident notes	30 · 300 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

S1LVA01

The service and the patient record

The service and the patient record (S1LVA01) is a 30-credit course on MA Psychology, with 300 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using The service and the patient record as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession.

S1LVA01-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — The service and the patient record
S1LVA01-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — The service and the patient record
S1LVA01-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — The service and the patient record
S1LVA01-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — The service and the patient record
S1LVA01-M5 · Service design for a named population — The service and the patient record
S1LVA01-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — The service and the patient record

30 · 300 h

S1M5A02

Access, flow, and delay

Access, flow, and delay (S1M5A02) is a 30-credit course on MA Psychology, with 300 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a finding and say what it shows about behaviour, and what it does not, using Access, flow, and delay as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses one empirical paper, one methods critique, and an ethics note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a critical review that a non-specialist manager could follow. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a psychology, counselling, or clinical licence.

S1M5A02-M1 · Constructs, measures, and what a score does not mean — Access, flow, and delay
S1M5A02-M2 · Study design, bias, and sample limits — Access, flow, and delay
S1M5A02-M3 · Evidence review and competing explanations — Access, flow, and delay
S1M5A02-M4 · Ethics of inquiry and the duty not to overclaim — Access, flow, and delay
S1M5A02-M5 · Application to one workplace or community setting — Access, flow, and delay
S1M5A02-M6 · A critical review with method, finding, and limit — Access, flow, and delay

30 · 300 h

S1MFA03

Quality and incident notes

Quality and incident notes (S1MFA03) is a 30-credit course on MA Psychology, with 300 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a finding and say what it shows about behaviour, and what it does not, using Quality and incident notes as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses one empirical paper, one methods critique, and an ethics note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a critical review that a non-specialist manager could follow. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a psychology, counselling, or clinical licence.

S1MFA03-M1 · Constructs, measures, and what a score does not mean — Quality and incident notes
S1MFA03-M2 · Study design, bias, and sample limits — Quality and incident notes
S1MFA03-M3 · Evidence review and competing explanations — Quality and incident notes
S1MFA03-M4 · Ethics of inquiry and the duty not to overclaim — Quality and incident notes
S1MFA03-M5 · Application to one workplace or community setting — Quality and incident notes
S1MFA03-M6 · A critical review with method, finding, and limit — Quality and incident notes

30 · 300 h

Stage 2 — 900 hours

Code	Course	Credits · hours
S1KHC04	Workforce and roster Workforce and roster (S1KHC04) is a 30-credit course on MA Psychology, with 300 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a finding and say what it shows about behaviour, and what it does not, using Workforce and roster as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses one empirical paper, one methods critique, and an ethics note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a critical review that a non-specialist manager could follow. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a psychology, counselling, or clinical licence. S1KHC04-M1 · Constructs, measures, and what a score does not mean — Workforce and roster S1KHC04-M2 · Study design, bias, and sample limits — Workforce and roster S1KHC04-M3 · Evidence review and competing explanations — Workforce and roster S1KHC04-M4 · Ethics of inquiry and the duty not to overclaim — Workforce and roster S1KHC04-M5 · Application to one workplace or community setting — Workforce and roster S1KHC04-M6 · A critical review with method, finding, and limit — Workforce and roster	30 · 300 h
S1KRC05	Law, consent, and the limit of the award Law, consent, and the limit of the award (S1KRC05) is a 30-credit course on MA Psychology, with 300 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Law, consent, and the limit of the award as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. S1KRC05-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Law, consent, and the limit of the award S1KRC05-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Law, consent, and the limit of the award S1KRC05-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Law, consent, and the limit of the award S1KRC05-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Law, consent, and the limit of the award S1KRC05-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Law, consent, and the limit of the award S1KRC05-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Law, consent, and the limit of the award	30 · 300 h
S1L1C06	Capstone: service file Capstone: service file (S1L1C06) is a 30-credit course on MA Psychology, with 300 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a finding and say what it shows about behaviour, and what it does not, using Capstone: service file as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses one empirical paper, one methods critique, and an ethics note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a critical review that a non-specialist manager could follow. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a psychology, counselling, or clinical licence. S1L1C06-M1 · Constructs, measures, and what a score does not mean — Capstone: service file S1L1C06-M2 · Study design, bias, and sample limits — Capstone: service file S1L1C06-M3 · Evidence review and competing explanations — Capstone: service file S1L1C06-M4 · Ethics of inquiry and the duty not to overclaim — Capstone: service file S1L1C06-M5 · Application to one workplace or community setting — Capstone: service file S1L1C06-M6 · A critical review with method, finding, and limit — Capstone: service file	30 · 300 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

S1KHC04

Workforce and roster

Workforce and roster (S1KHC04) is a 30-credit course on MA Psychology, with 300 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a finding and say what it shows about behaviour, and what it does not, using Workforce and roster as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses one empirical paper, one methods critique, and an ethics note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a critical review that a non-specialist manager could follow. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a psychology, counselling, or clinical licence.

S1KHC04-M1 · Constructs, measures, and what a score does not mean — Workforce and roster
S1KHC04-M2 · Study design, bias, and sample limits — Workforce and roster
S1KHC04-M3 · Evidence review and competing explanations — Workforce and roster
S1KHC04-M4 · Ethics of inquiry and the duty not to overclaim — Workforce and roster
S1KHC04-M5 · Application to one workplace or community setting — Workforce and roster
S1KHC04-M6 · A critical review with method, finding, and limit — Workforce and roster

30 · 300 h

S1KRC05

Law, consent, and the limit of the award

Law, consent, and the limit of the award (S1KRC05) is a 30-credit course on MA Psychology, with 300 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Law, consent, and the limit of the award as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

S1KRC05-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Law, consent, and the limit of the award
S1KRC05-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Law, consent, and the limit of the award
S1KRC05-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Law, consent, and the limit of the award
S1KRC05-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Law, consent, and the limit of the award
S1KRC05-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Law, consent, and the limit of the award
S1KRC05-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Law, consent, and the limit of the award

30 · 300 h

S1L1C06

Capstone: service file

Capstone: service file (S1L1C06) is a 30-credit course on MA Psychology, with 300 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a finding and say what it shows about behaviour, and what it does not, using Capstone: service file as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses one empirical paper, one methods critique, and an ethics note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a critical review that a non-specialist manager could follow. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a psychology, counselling, or clinical licence.

S1L1C06-M1 · Constructs, measures, and what a score does not mean — Capstone: service file
S1L1C06-M2 · Study design, bias, and sample limits — Capstone: service file
S1L1C06-M3 · Evidence review and competing explanations — Capstone: service file
S1L1C06-M4 · Ethics of inquiry and the duty not to overclaim — Capstone: service file
S1L1C06-M5 · Application to one workplace or community setting — Capstone: service file
S1L1C06-M6 · A critical review with method, finding, and limit — Capstone: service file

30 · 300 h

Career Paths

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Programme Highlights

180 credits · 1,800 notional hours · 6 courses
Course hours add up to the programme total
psychology masters online UK
Seminars run online. An Edinburgh campus route is published separately from this online award.

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

A bachelor's degree from a recognised institution, or equivalent professional standing considered by admissions

Documents

A statement of about 500 words on why this award fits your work
Two references, academic or professional
A CV

Programme questions

How long is the MA Psychology?

The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Brigant. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. University of Brigant publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

How do I apply?

Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@brigant.uk.

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