Overview

Accredited by British Psychological Society (BPS), the MSc Occupational Psychology from Coventry University confers stage one of two training levels required to be a registered Occupational Psychologist. You’ll be taught by our highly respected and experienced course team, which includes staff who are qualified themselves, who sit on the BPS Board of Assessors in Occupational Psychology and the Division of Occupational Psychology Training Committee, which promotes the professional interests of occupational psychologists.

Career prospects

Occupational psychologists work with organisations and businesses of all sizes across the private, public and voluntary sectors. According to the BPS, the Civil Service is one of the largest single employers of occupational psychologists, but they are also used by the Prison Service, the Home Office, the Employment Department Group (including the Employment Service), the Ministry of Defence and the Civil Service Commission.

There are two stages to becoming a Chartered Member of the BPS through the occupational psychology training route – requiring a combination of professional education and practice. In the first instance, you need the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), which is achieved by completing an accredited undergraduate degree or conversion course, followed by an accredited Masters in Occupational Psychology, like this course. The second stage requires two years of supervised practice. In order to use the title Occupational Psychologist, you need to have completed both stages and register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). 

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Psychological Assessment at Work
Research Methods in the Workplace
Work and Wellbeing
Psychological Assessment at Work
Research Methods in the Workplace
Applying Psychology to the Workplace
Leadership, Engagement and Motivation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-31 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Coventry, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to the course requires a level of psychological knowledge and skills which is normally provided by an accredited Honours degree in Psychology. We also require some study of research methods at undergraduate level.

Those that do not hold a degree in psychology require:

evidence of practical experience in a relevant area;
evidence of a relevant undergraduate degree with research methods training (e.g. business, science, human resources) at the level of 2:2 or above- evidence of particular achievements at undergraduate level which indicate strengths in occupational psychology.

You will be asked to complete an application form and provide evidence of your degree classification.

Tuition Fees

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16600 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

10400 GBP / year

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Living costs

Coventry

United Kingdom

656 - 1057 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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