{"id":3734,"date":"2022-08-22T19:42:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T18:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/?page_id=3734"},"modified":"2022-08-23T16:01:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T15:01:12","slug":"postgraduate-study-options-for-psychology-graduates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/school-of-pyschology\/postgraduate-study-options-for-psychology-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"Postgraduate study options for psychology graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Postgraduate study may be required to qualify for some roles in psychology, or there may be areas in which you want to specialise and\/or develop your knowledge further. Postgraduate study and training is a requirement to become a Chartered Psychologist and to register as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC). Further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/postgraduate-study-and-qualifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">information about postgraduate study is published by the British Psychological Society here<\/a>, along with advice about how to find the right course for you.<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to continue your studies at Kent, the following postgraduate courses are available:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"406\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/65\/cognitive-psychology-neuropsychology-msc\">Cognitive Psychology\/Neuropsychology<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><strong>MSc<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"406\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/66\/developmental-psychology\">Developmental Psychology \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><strong>MSc<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"406\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/69\/forensic-psychology\">Forensic Psychology<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><strong>MSc<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"406\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/366\/organisational-and-business-psychology\">Organisational and Business Psychology\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><strong>PCert, PDip, MSc<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"406\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/1206\/political-psychology\">Political Psychology\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><strong>MSc<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"406\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/75\/social-psychology\">Social Psychology\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><strong>MSc<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You should consider the financial implications of further study as well as selecting a programme that suits your interests, learning style and future career aspirations. The following websites are a good starting point for exploring postgraduate options, but you may also benefit from talking to a Careers Consultant about your particular situation. You can book an appointment with our Employability Officer using <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/owa\/calendar\/HSSPlacementsandEmployability11Meetings@live.kent.ac.uk\/bookings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findamasters.com\/\">Find a Masters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findaphd.com\/\">Find a PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/postgraduate-study\/masters-degrees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prospects \u2013 Master\u2019s degrees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucas.com\/postgraduate\/choosing-postgraduate-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCAS \u2013 Choosing a postgraduate course<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is also worth investigating what\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">further study options the University has to offer<\/a>\u00a0as you may find the perfect course for yourself in an institution you already know. There are also sometimes financial benefits of staying on such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/loyalty-discount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fee discount to Alumni<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/scholarships\/postgraduate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find out your funding options here.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/school-of-pyschology\/postgraduate-study-options-for-psychology-graduates\/&amp;t=Postgraduate study options for psychology graduates' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Postgraduate study options for psychology graduates%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/school-of-pyschology\/postgraduate-study-options-for-psychology-graduates\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/school-of-pyschology\/postgraduate-study-options-for-psychology-graduates\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/school-of-pyschology\/postgraduate-study-options-for-psychology-graduates\/&amp;title=Postgraduate study options for psychology graduates' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/school-of-pyschology\/postgraduate-study-options-for-psychology-graduates\/&amp;title=Postgraduate study options for psychology graduates' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Postgraduate study may be required to qualify for some roles in psychology, or there may be areas in which you want to specialise and\/or develop &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/school-of-pyschology\/postgraduate-study-options-for-psychology-graduates\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75552,"featured_media":0,"parent":3708,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3734"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75552"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3734"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3813,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3734\/revisions\/3813"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}