Psychiatry
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Entry requirements
For Masters study: 2:1 (Hons) in a relevant subject. For PhD study: 1st (Hons) or a Masters degree in a relevant subject. Work-related experience is also taken into account for registration.
Months of entry
January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December
Course content
A major area of research is molecular psychiatry, focusing on the molecular investigation of neuropsychiatric disease, with a particular emphasis on bipolar and related mood disorders, including puerperal psychosis, seasonal affective disorder, major depression and drug-induced psychoses. The team also has groups of researchers with particular strengths in community psychiatry, addictions and forensic psychiatry.
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If you can’t make it to one of our on-campus open days, our virtual open days run regularly throughout the year.
Department specialisms
Developmental Psychiatry; Forensic Psychiatry; Child Psychiatry; Post-Partum Mental Illnesses; Community Care; Epilepsy.
Fees and funding
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PhD
- part time72 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- MSc by research
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgraduate enquiry service
- postgraduate@contacts.bham.ac.uk
- Phone
- 0121 414 5005
