Overview

The Neurodiversity and Development programme offered by Durham University enables you to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding required of a professional conducting research in neurodiversity, clinical, child development or other fields.

Key Facts

The course is divided into three parts. Three modules assess subject specific knowledge related to development (including neurotypical and neurodivergent). A further three modules assess research skills, including critical thinking abilities and statistical knowledge. The final part of the programme is the dissertation module, which culminates in the production of an independent and original body of research material under supervision from a member of staff.

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Advanced Developmental Psychology Review
Critical Research Practice
Research Design in Child and Clinical Psychology
Current Issues in Neurodiversity and Development
Statistics for Psychology and the Behavioural Sciences
Advanced Statistics for Psychology and the Behavioural Sciences

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-31 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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62

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

We typically require a 2:1 Bachelor (Honours) degree or equivalent that covers the following content:
Statistics (Candidates with limited statistics background may be interested in our MA in Research Methods (Developmental Psychology) programme.)
Research methods
A good range of psychology content, e.g., Experimental psychology, Developmental psychology, Biological psychology, Cognitive psychology
The majority of relevant modules should be at 2:1 grade or better.

Tuition Fees

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33250 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

15000 GBP / year

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Living costs

Durham

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

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