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Our postgraduate Psychology programmes provide excellent progression for those looking to specialise in the areas of Forensic, Health, Education and Sport Psychology.

Our programmes have been designed to build on your research skills with an emphasis on evidence-based practice; in addition, you will develop a range of transferrable skills that will enhance your employability. Whether you are looking to gain BPS Chartership, HCPC registration, or if you’re already in employment and looking to improve your everyday practice; we have a suitable programme for you.

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Psychology Degrees
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Facilities
 

Psychology facilities include individual testing rooms for behavioural experiments and a range of specialist equipment including a Tobii Eye Tracker, BioSemi EEG, and Noldus FaceReader. We also have a teaching laboratory stocked with an array of commercially available PC’s and a number of BIOPAC MP46’s for teaching principles of psychophysiology.

 
 

“I have been working as a community pharmacist since I graduated but have always had an interest in health psychology. I have just finished the first year of a full-time PhD that incorporates both health psychology and my pharmacy background. It’s been a big learning curve: a typical working day now couldn’t be more different to my working day a year ago. I’d urge anyone who is considering a PhD to go for it – it’s never too late!”

Sarah Brown
PhD in Health Psychology

 
 

“During my undergraduate study, it was always my plan to complete a masters as this was a necessary requirement to being offered a trainee psychologist post, and my career plan was to become a psychologist. I decided to pursue the Master’s in Forensic Psychology at Cardiff Met because it has a good reputation among previous students and high employability after completion.

The skills gained on the Masters were relevant to the workplace and I learned that prospective employers were impressed by the method of teaching and range of topics included within the course. Particularly the Professional Practice and Offender Management module which consists of report writing skills, crisis negotiation and reflective practice; these are all useful areas of study for people who work within the criminal justice system. Furthemore, the legal psychology module gives a detailed overview of how the criminal justice system works and what a forensic psychologist’s role entails within it.”

Mike Leone
MSc Forensic Psychology Graduate

Meet the Team
 

I came to sport psychology later in life after my first career as an RAF Officer. A love of learning took me on a journey through a second MSc, a PhD, and a professional practice qualification. Fast forward fifteen years and I am now a Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology and a Chartered Sport Psychologist working with athletes from individual sports across all levels of sport.

I truly believe that sport psychology is one of those subjects where we can make a real difference not only to athletes’ performance but also to the quality of their lives in respect of mental wellbeing. My philosophy is that for me to achieve this, I need to be an all-rounder: research informs both my reaching and my practice and vice versa. I hope that students and athletes I work with benefit from that multifaceted approach to the subject.

Karen Howells PhD, CPsychol, SFHEAR
Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology

 

Dr Louise Allen-Walker
Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Education

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