Developmental Psychology (Interdisciplinary Studies)

Entry requirements

Months of entry

January, October

Course content

By studying at Liverpool Hope University, you will be joining an academic community with a strong record in educational research. You will study in a supportive learning environment and be encouraged to develop your own research profile. This block is part of the ‘Interdisciplinary Studies in Education’ suite of research-informed Master’s provision. It offers each student a choice of awards that means they can tailor the available provision to their own research interests.

The delivery pattern of the MA programme is flexible to suit the needs of our students. Normally our classes run in the evenings and/or some Saturdays. The number of evenings/weekends you attend will depend on whether you choose to study the course full time or part time.

The combined MA is a 180-credit course of which this block forms 60 credits. Please choose one other 60-credit block subject from the list indicated below (the third 60 credits will be the dissertation phase). Please note each block is made up of two 30-credit modules.

Our Developmental Psychology block must be combined with one of the following blocks and indicated on the application form:

• Advanced Mentoring and Coaching (UK applicants only)
• Disability Studies**
• Early Careers Teacher***
• Early Childhood
• Education (Part time only)
• Education Leadership and Management***
• Pedagogy
• Special Educational Needs
• Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo)***
• Specific Learning Difficulities (Dyslexia)***

* Further details:

This course is typically available face to face and the delivery is typically in the evenings.

If you are bringing in previous credits from another M-level courses (subject to approval) the duration of the course will be reduced proportionately.

If you choose to study the course part-time, you can combine most of the blocks listed above. If you choose to study the Master’s full-time some of the blocks listed above may not be available due to timetabling constraints.

** Only available for an October start for full-time students, part-time students can take this both for the October and the January start.