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PgDip
Psychology

Location
Southwark

Duration
2 years (full-time)
3 years (part-time)

Start date
September

Number of places
25

Simple timetable info
Full-time students: 1.5 days per week teaching,
daytime only

How to apply
Direct to LSBU

LSBU code
Full-time: 3040
Part-time: 3041

Course contact
Tony Stone
stonea@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 5815

Non-standard entry requirements
An Honours degree with a minimum classification
of 2:2. A minimum of 3 years post-degree
graduate-level work experience is preferred.

Course units
Core

– Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology

– Biological Basis of Behaviour

– Developmental Psychology

– Personality, Intelligence and Testing

– Current Issues in Cognitive Psychology

– Current Issues in Social Psychology

– Psychological Research Methods

– Empirical Project

Options

Two options from a list published annually. The following have been offered in the past two years:

– Counselling Psychology

– Development of Brain and Behaviour

– Developmental Disorders

– Forensic Psychology

– Health Psychology

– Investigative Psychology

– Psychology of Mental Health

– Psychopharmacology

– Sexualities


Course description

This course is a programme of study for graduates of subjects other than psychology. Successful completion of the course will confer eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Registration of the British Psychological Society, a prerequisite for undertaking professional postgraduate programmes in Psychology and subsequently being eligible to register as a Chartered Psychologist.

The course will be of special interest to graduates who want to change or enhance their career prospects by training as a professional psychologist. On the course you study the main sub-disciplines of psychology (Cognitive, Developmental, Social, and Biological Psychology and the Psychology of Individual Differences) plus a programme of Research Methods and Statistics leading to the completion of an independent piece of empirical psychological research. You also have the opportunity to study two optional courses.

Career opportunities

Students who successfully complete the course are equipped to undertake professional training in psychology in areas such as:

– Clinical Psychology

– Counselling Psychology

– Forensic Psychology

– Health Psychology

– Educational Psychology

– Occupational Psychology The course also equips students to undertake further academic courses in psychology at Masters level.


Typical background of applicant

Students on this course will have a degree (with a minimum of second class Honours) and will normally have at least three years post-degree graduate-level work experience.

Professional contacts/industry links

The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as leading to the Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) of the Society.

Recent guest lecturers

– Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith

– Professor John Wearden

– Professor Tim Valentine

Additional notes

Potential applicants should note that they do NOT require 60 credits in Psychology prior to starting the course.