Psychology of the Arts

Entry requirements

A minimum of a Second-Class Honours degree in Psychology, Fine Arts, Music, Performing Arts or a related subject awarded by a UK university, or an equivalent higher education qualification.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The programme explores how human perception, cognition and emotion interact with artistic and creative experiences in the physical and digital worlds.

Students will develop a deep understanding of the processes of perception, cognition, creativity, and emotion, and explore how these insights can be applied to the arts. This course is designed for a broad range of professionals, such as psychologists, neuroscientists, visual artists, designers, architects, musicians, performers, curators, art therapists, User Experience (UX) design and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) specialists and art-wellbeing practitioners who want to combine research and practice to generate knowledge, inform creative work, and make a real-world difference.

Key areas of study:

• Perception, Cognitive Processes, and Aesthetic Experience
• Creativity, Brain, and Body
• Arts, Wellbeing, Neurodiversity and Community
• Curation, Spectorship, and Decision-Making
• Psychology of Marketing, Communication, and Design
• UX Research and Human Performance

You will graduate with either an MSc, supported by an empirical dissertation, or an MA, supported by a practice-based research project or a theoretical dissertation.

Information for international students

Possess a degree from an overseas institution that is judged by the Registrar or Nominee to be equivalent to a second class honours degree from a UK University.

For students whose first language is not English there is a language requirement of IELTS 6.0 overall with 5.5 minimum of all components. In addition to this, we also accept a wide range of International Qualifications, for more information please visit our English Language Requirements page.

For additional information about country specific entry requirements visit the your country pages.

*Part time study is not available for Non-EU International applicants

Fees and funding

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