Research course
Psychology
Entry requirements
We require applicants to hold, or be about to obtain, an Upper Second class Honours degree (or overseas equivalent) in a related subject area for entry to a PhD programme. A Lower Second class Honours degree may be considered if applicants also hold a Master's degree with a Merit classification.
Months of entry
January, April, September
Course content
Our PhD/MPhil Psychology programme enables you to undertake a research project from across the broad spectrum of topics that are integral to improving our understanding of psychological function.
These include (but are not limited to):
- Audiology and hearing
- Cognition and cognitive neuroscience
- Dementia
- Forensic psychology
- Health psychology
- Integration of psychological explanation to derive understanding and intervention in therapeutic settings
- Interpersonal and family environments
- Language and communicative development and disorders
- Memory
- Mental illness
- Neuroscience and aphasia
- Perception, action and decision making.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PhD
- part time72-96 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time36-48 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- MPhil
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- admissions.doctoralacademy@manchester.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)161 275 5608