Organisational and Business Psychology

Entry requirements

A first or second class honours degree in a Psychology or another relevant subject (or equivalent)

All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Learn the psychology behind selection and assessment, employee wellbeing, leadership, and talent development - while building the consultancy and problem-solving mindset employers are looking for.

This Association for Business Psychology (ABP)-accredited MSc combines practical learning with the latest psychological research, preparing you for careers in business, consulting, HR, learning and development, and coaching. As organisations increasingly prioritise people and performance, you’ll graduate ready to add value from day one.

Reasons to study Organisational and Business Psychology at Kent

• Accredited by the Association for Business Psychology, which offers you a pathway to becoming a certified business psychologist and opportunity to participate in the nation-wide BizPsyc Cup competition.
• Study around your commitments with flexible PGDip and PGCert options.
• Get ahead with industry-relevant assignments that reflect current practice in business psychology.
• Gain practical experiences by working on real case studies provided by businesses and organisations.
• Develop research skills by testing out your own business ideas through our entrepreneurship module, and test out theories and hypotheses through the dissertation project.
• Learn in a research active and passionate environment. In the recent Research Excellence Framework (REF), 80% of our research was classified as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent', showing the impact of our research.
• Learn in a supportive and vibrant environment with dedicated spaces and facilities for MSc students and access to peer mentors and academic advisors

Information for international students

Please see our International website for entry requirements by country and other relevant information. Due to visa restrictions, international fee-paying students cannot study part-time unless undertaking a distance or blended-learning programme with no on-campus provision.

English language entry requirements

For detailed information see our English language requirements web pages.

Please note that if you are required to meet an English language condition, we offer a number of pre-sessional courses in English for Academic Purposes through Kent International Pathways.

Fees and funding

Please visit our funding web pages for the latest information.