Research Methods in Psychology

If you intend to pursue a career as a research psychologist, or wish to take a research degree, then theResearch Methods in Psychology program offered at theUniversity of Essexwill give you the advanced research training which provides you with an excellent preparation for a PhD, and enhances your chances of obtaining funding..

How can we make the most successful predictions about how humans will behave? How do we measure concepts such as “personality”? In what ways can statistics inform us about the human condition?

The Research Methods in Psychology program offered at the University of Essex develops your awareness of psychological science in relation to its philosophical and biological contexts, and in relation to research in the natural and social sciences. In addition to this research-focussed training, you also study advanced topics in psychology that will extend your theoretical knowledge.

Your future

With the skills and knowledge you acquire from studying within our Department of Psychology, you will find yourself in demand from a wide range of employers.

Recent graduates have found employment as a research assistant at the Anna Freud Centre, a clinical psychologist for the NHS, a child psychologist for Children First and a lecturer at the University of Surrey. Other graduates have trained as clinical psychologists, or work in educational psychology or criminal and forensic psychology.

Courses include:

• Advanced Statistics for Research

• Research Management

• Research Experience

• Interviewing and Qualitative Data Analysis

• Neurocognition of Human Interaction