Clinical Psychology MScR

The University of Edinburgh

This postgraduate degree is designed to provide research training in applied clinical and health psychology. This programme allows you to work on an independent research project throughout the year whilst also taking taught courses that will enhance your research and analysis skills and knowledge.Our programme offers the possibility to work with and be supervised by a range of clinical academics across many areas of applied psychology, who have international reputations and outstanding publications in their areas of expertise.This research degree provides the opportunity to do a substantial piece of applied research in an area linked to clinical and health psychology, and to develop excellent research skills in the process. It enables you to conduct in-depth independent research on a topic of your choice, making a significant contribution to your chosen field of study, thereby contributing to the scientific knowledge and evidence base for clinical and health psychology worldwide.Through taught courses and the independent research project, this MScR offers the opportunity to gain advanced understanding of a range of research designs, approaches to data collection and data analysis within qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodologies in the context of clinical and health psychology.Over the course of your studies, you will gain experience in designing and conducting research, writing up and critically reflecting on your work and that of others in the field, and will develop your understanding of debates about research, evidence, and applied practice in relation to clinical psychology and related disciplines.