Environmental Psychology

Exploring the transactions between people – both individuals and groups – and their physical setting; giving a prominent place to environmental perceptions, attitudes, evaluations and representations and accompanying behaviour.

Forensic Psychology

Examining psychological theories, methods and processes within the context of the legal, criminal and civil justice systems. In particular looking at the psychology of criminal behaviour, criminal investigation practices and legal processes.

Health Psychology

Health Psychology concerns the application of the theories, methods and techniques of psychology to issues of health and illness, including; maintenance of health, psychological well being of the physically ill and normal and pathological responses to ill-health and stress.

Occupational & Organisational Psychology

Providing an advanced level knowledge and understanding of theory and practice in Occupational and Organisational Psychology. The course produces graduates who are conversant with the work-related resources of the individual, who understand the nature of work and how this is changing, who have an in-depth knowledge of the social aspects of work, its impact on the individual, and the social structure of organisations.

Psychological Intervention (CBT)

The Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Intervention (CBT) is a one-year, full-time course which leads to eligibility for provisional accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) as a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. The course is part of the NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (IAPT), which aims to improve access to evidence-based talking therapies in the NHS through an expansion of the psychological therapy workforce and services. Trainees will be employed as high intensity therapy trainees in local IAPT Primary Care Services in Surrey and Sussex. They will receive current training in CBT, attending lectures at the University for two days a week, whilst undertaking supervised practice in their IAPT service for three days a week. On graduating from the course they will be eligible to apply for high intensity psychological therapy posts. They will be qualified to deliver NICE-compliant psychologies therapies to individuals with common mental health problems, including depression and anxiety disorders.

Research Methods in Psychology

Want to do research in psychology? Want the skills to be able to work across levels of explanation from group behaviour, to qualitative analysis of individual experiences, through to the underlying brain activity? The MSc Research Methods in Psychology, at the University of Surrey, gives you a uniquely broad training because you cover the theory and get hands on experience of conducting research in psychology from the level of social groups through to neuro-imaging of brain activity. The programme is designed to provide students with expertise of psychological research methods including formulating research questions, conducting empirical research and analysing and reporting research results. Students can tailor their programme to alter the balance between social, experimental and neuroscientific research approaches.

Social Psychology

Studies human action, emotion, cognition, and discourse. As social psychologists, we understand human behaviour to be inseparable from its social context. Novel, surprising creative explanations of the ways that people are, as the anthropologist Michelle Rosaldo put it, ‘social beings first, and individuals only second.’ Social Psychology addresses these issues drawing on classic and contemporary research, engaging students with a diverse range of methodological practices as well as the course team’s various professional skills.

Supervision & Consultation: Psychotherapeutic & Organisational Approaches

The course is aimed at senior qualified professionals, including applied psychologists, registered psychotherapists, health and social care employees, educationalists and human resource personnel. All those undertaking the course should be regularly supervising others and consulting to staff and organisations. Trainees on the programme will come to the University campus for theory teaching and group work, and we will visit them in their workplace to supervise their live supervision/consultation practice. 

MSc Modules

Here is a list of over thirty modules available while studying for your MSc within the school.