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The course is aimed at graduates who wish to progress to either a psychology (e.g. professionals working for NGOs, public and
career in the advertising or related industry or to those who want voluntary sector agencies, charities, the Home Office, the Police, or
to conduct PhD level research in psychology and advertising media the Foreign and Commonwealth Office).
domains. In addition to a postgraduate qualification, the course
will enrich the experience profiles of graduating students with The course offers a number of specialist pathways, which gives you
company-based activities, and will enable you to gain knowledge the flexibility to focus on the areas of social psychology that you
of conducting research in, and on behalf of, commercial find most interesting. You can choose to concentrate on: social
organisations. psychology and social processes; qualitative social psychology; the
Psychology
social psychology of intergroup conflict and solidarity;
You will take five taught modules (50% of the degree assessment) developmental social psychology
that cover: advanced advertising theory; psychological aspects of
advertising; advertising research design (a collaborative project to In the first half of the course, you will complete two core modules,
address a real research question on behalf of a commercial client); along with either a quantitative or a qualitative methods module.
quantitative research methods; and qualitative research methods. In the second half of the course, you will conduct an independent
For the remaining 50% of the degree, you will carry out an original research project supervised by a member of staff. The project is
research project supervised by a member of the course team, which written up in the form of an MSc dissertation. echnology:
is written up as a dissertation. In most cases, this dissertation will
be conducted as a placement in a non-academic organisation, such MSc in Language, Speech and Hearing
as a major advertising agency, online provider, design studio, or
major retailer. Director of Studies: Dr Kate Cain.
Duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time.
MSc in Social Psychology Entry Requirements: Applicants should hold an upper second class
honours degree, or its equivalent, in Psychology or any related
Director of Studies: Dr John Dixon. discipline.
Duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time. Assessment: Coursework and dissertation.
Science and T
Entry Requirements: Applicants should hold an upper second class IELTS: 6.5
honours degree, or its equivalent, in Psychology or in any related Funding: Faculty and Departmental Bursaries - see also page 196.
discipline. Further Information: www.psych.lancs.ac.uk
Assessment: Coursework and dissertation.
IELTS: 6.5 This MSc builds on the Department’s research specialities in the
Funding: Faculty and Departmental Bursaries - see also page 196. psychology of language, speech, and auditory processing. You will
Further Information: www.psych.lancs.ac.uk acquire advanced knowledge of the theories and major findings in
the psychology and physiology of hearing, the development of
This course increases your understanding of key theories, methods speech perception, and language and literacy development. You
and findings in social psychology. You will learn how to do your will also learn about the latest work on hearing impairment and
own social psychological research and to apply social psychology to assessment and child language disorders.
solving social problems.
The course is aimed at graduates who wish to progress to a PhD in
The course is aimed at graduates who wish to progress to a PhD in language development, psycholinguistics or psychoacoustics, or
social psychology or who wish to boost their research skills en wish to boost their research skills en route to speech and language
route to a career in a related field of inquiry (e.g. in education, therapy, audiology, or clinical or educational psychology training. It
research or applied social science). It is also aimed at professionals is also aimed at professionals who have already qualified as speech
whose work might benefit from further training in social and language therapists or audiologists, or clinical or educational
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