Psychology - Distance Learning Canterbury Christ Church University

Overview

Psychology is all around us. It is a diverse and fascinating subject which offers a scientific insight into human behaviour and the mind. Whether you are aiming to pursue a career as a psychologist or seeking to understand more about the mind and its influence on our behaviour and interactions, the BPS accredited MSc Psychology - Distance Learning programme from Canterbury Christ Church University offers you a flexible approach to reaching that next step and achieving your goal. 

The programme is a psychology conversion course that provides students with non-psychology backgrounds broad grounding in psychological theory and research, and will equip you with the academic and practical skills sought by a wide range of employers.

About the course

You can complete the course full-time or part-time, through our online distance learning route from anywhere in the world. However, please note we are a UK-based programme and our hours of operation and delivery will adhere to UK time-zones (GMT) and academic working hours (Monday-Friday; 9am-5pm).

Throughout the programme we provide a high-level of academic support and content that will facilitate a stimulating and engaging learning experience. The course is designed with vocational/professional training in mind, and many of our team have practitioner backgrounds as well as being academics, bringing a wide-range of expertise and an applied approach to teaching. 

You will have the opportunity of working closely with a member of staff during your independent research project. Your training in research methods and statistics will also offer you the opportunity to engage in sophisticated, postgraduate level research and provides opportunities to take part in a wide-range of research projects online. We also offer you dedicated career and employability sessions to help you in your journey towards your chosen career path.

Your future career

Graduates from our programme have gone onto postgraduate training in psychology, for example, training in Clinical and Forensic Psychology, in addition to obtaining roles as assistant psychologists, psychological wellbeing practitioners, support workers, and intervention facilitators.