Political Psychology

If you want to be at the cutting edge of political science, investigating how the personal becomes societal and the inner-most thoughts of an individual shape national and global politics thePolitical Psychology program at the University of Essexis for you.

Everything – tweeters sharing fake news, protestors chaining themselves to railings, delegates refusing to budge on climate targets, leaders invading their neighbours – boils down to the opinions, decisions and behaviour of individuals, and understanding those is the territory of psychology.

The course in Political Psychology at Essex is two things. First, it is a thorough introduction to that growing and thriving subfield of politics, covering topics such as emotions, identities, polarisation, authoritarianism, radicalisation, and even neuropolitics. Second, the MSc provides you with state-of-the-art training in quantitative research methods in political science, allowing you to develop skills which are highly valued by future employers and which also can serve as basis for continuing study at the PhD level.

Your future

All Essex politics graduates have the distinction of a qualification from one of the world's leading politics departments.

The Political Psychology program at the University of Essex can lead you to a career in a number of areas such as market research, the media, central and local government and private sector. You will develop key employability skills including analytical reasoning, research design and essay-writing.

Courses include:

• Political Psychology

• Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis

• Research Design

• Gender and Armed Conflict

• Conflict Resolution

• Insurgents, Criminals and Terrorists