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Psychology The Open University

Department name: Department of Psychology
Qualification, duration, mode: PhD 36FT 72PT variableDL*MPhil 15FT 24PT variableDL
Months of entry: October
Entry requirements: PhD: The normal minimum entrance requirement is an upper second class honours degree or master's degree, relevant to the proposed area of study, from a recognised higher education institution in the UK. You should also have experience of academic research in the previous four years, normally in the form of either a master's degree in research methods, an undergraduate degree with a research element in the final year, or work-related experience with evidence through research reports. If you're not sure if you meet the entry requirements, please contact us (research-degrees-team@open.ac.uk). MPhil: see http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/ for more information.
Course description: The Department of Psychology is noted as being among the leading departments of psychology in the UK. It is reputed for its contributions to the development of psychology: in critical social psychology, especially the theoretical and methodological development of studies of identity, subjectivity and experience; in the application of psychological methods and principles to questions of policing and justice; and in other areas of cognitive and applied psychology. In addition, there is a developing expertise in diverse areas of therapeutic practice. The department has a strong interdisciplinary orientation (contributing to its Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) success) and plays a leading role in the UK-wide psychosocial studies network. Members of the department hold editorship or editorial board positions of some leading UK and European journals. We welcome applications for PhD study in social, cognitive, forensic and organisational psychology, including applications that situate psychological research in wider social, political or cultural contexts and/or explore the policy or applied relevance of psychological research. Key facts - Established record of externally funded research projects, including Directorship of the ESRC £4m Identities and Social Action Programme. - Leader in theoretical and methodological developments in different areas of psychology, including applied and psychosocial approaches. - Publications in high impact journals including British Journal of Social Psychology, Narrative Inquiry, Feminism and Psychology, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and European Journal of Cognitive Psychology. - Keynote lecture programme with distinguished speakers under auspices of Centre for the Citizenship, Identities and Governance and the International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research research. - ESRC recognition for distance learning training in psychological research methods. - A thriving interdisciplinary community of researchers with international reputation.
Named pathways: Applied cognition; Applied psychology; Counselling and psychotherapy; Forensic psychology; Narrative, discursive and psychosocial research
Funding: Please see The Open University website http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/ for more information.
Contact name: Mrs Lynda Hammond
Contact email: psych-res-apps@open.ac.uk
Contact phone: +44 (0)1908 654515
Contact web: http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/
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