Overview

The Social and Developmental Psychology programme from the University of Cambridge course Director can assist with general academic queries. For all graduate students, the Director of Graduate Education can provide further knowledge, support, and advice.

Key facts:

If you experience personal problems or illness which may prevent you from studying effectively, please don't suffer in silence.

University of Cambridge's Social and Developmental Psychology programme will teach you more about this.

It is best to notify your supervisor and the Graduate Secretary in the first instance, in case there are consequences for the submission of your work. Extensions on MPhil essays need the support of your College Tutor.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Elements of Social Science Research
Qualitative Methods
Basic Statistics Stream
Specialist Statistics
Software Packages
Research Integrity

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-02 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology Social Psychology View 31 other Masters in Developmental Psychology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

All prospective postgraduate students are required to submit a research proposal as part of the application procedure.

The research proposal is an opportunity to show your prospective supervisor that you have interesting ideas, and that you have some idea of how to evaluate them.

It should consist of about two sides of A4, including references and it should include:

a clear empirical objective
some idea of the research methods you would use
relevant theoretical background

Firstly you need to lay out the theoretical background to your research question, and then provide a rationale for testing a hypothesis or two. You should briefly outline your methods, your sample, and the various techniques you hope to use. Finally give a brief statement of how the data will be analysed, and outline what various findings might mean.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

45078 GBP / year

≈ 45078 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

17340 GBP / year

≈ 17340 GBP / year

Living costs

Cambridge

United Kingdom

846 - 1465 GBP / month

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

Funding

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