Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2017 | Página 103

Social and Community
Psychology

Key Information

Overview

This MSc is designed to prepare psychology graduates for the next
stage of their career in psychology. Our graduates go on to take
up positions in the workplace, register for professional psychology
training (e.g. educational psychology) or a PhD in psychology.
Keele has a vibrant, well established and ever expanding
community of researchers in aspects of social and community
psychology, combining tradition and innovation. MSc students
are made to feel part of this research culture both through the
formal modules and through involvement in research seminars
and meetings. Our programme provides taught content and
research training in a range of areas in social and community
psychology including: co-operation in groups; the psychology
of the workplace; the dynamics of recruiting and losing group
members; the power of reputations; the role of technology
in modern society; influences of social media on self-esteem
and impression formation; online versus offline interactions;
and the dynamics of games and gaming. You will benefit from
a range of support including accessible academic staff with
a wide range of expertise, laboratory and other research space,
study space, and access to IT and research tools.

Course type
MSc

Mode of study

Full-time or part-time

Indicative entry
requirements
2:1

For a list of full entry
requirements please visit
www.keele.ac.uk/pgtcourses

Contact email

[e-mail]

Psychology is one of the longest established academic disciplines
at Keele University, having appointed our first Professor over
50 years ago. Ther e are currently approximately 20 full-time
academic staff in the School of Psychology, all of whom are
actively involved in a wide range of research across a diverse
range of psychology specialisms. The course is assessed through
written coursework, unseen examination, verbal presentation
of research and independent research written up as a dissertation.

Indicative modules
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Specialist Module in Social and Community Psychology
Contemporary Issues in Psychology
Advanced Research Skills and Design
Research Apprenticeship in Social and Community Psychology
Qualitative Research Methods
Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis
Research Preparation
Dissertation in Social and Community Psychology

Did you
know?

The good performance of the students reflects
the high quality of teaching.

For more information please visit

keele.ac.uk/pg/socialandcommunitypsychology
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