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The Modular MSc Programme at Surrey

All modules are classified as M-modules: successful completion of an M- module earns 15 course credits. For most modules the contract hours are 20 hours. Unless specified otherwise the reading lists are suggested reading lists. Students should expect that additional reading will be recommended during the lectures. The final module in the list is the dissertation module, successful completion of the dissertation earns 60 course credits.

Code - Module Name

M01 Research Methods and Data Analysis
M05 Job and Organisational Design
M06 Key Questions in Environmental Psychology
M08 Inquiry and Design
M10 Conducting Health Psychology Research
M11 Structural Equation Modelling
M12 Chronic Conditions
M13 Epidemiology
M16 Psychological Aspects of Health Care
M19 Psychometrics
M20 Organisational Behaviour
M21 Assessment and the Workplace
M23 Social Psychology of Organisations and Institutions
M24 Training, Development and Workplace Counselling
M27 Social Change and Influence
M28 Self, Identity and Cognitive Processes
M31 Transport and the Environment: Analysis and Assessment
M33 Psychology and Criminal Behaviour
M34 Treatment and Management of Violence
M35 Aspects of the Investigative Process
M36 The Legal Process
M37 Research and Practice in Forensic Psychology
M38 Treatment and Management of Sexual Offenders
M39 Maintaining Health Throughout the Lifespan
M45 Research and Professional Skills
M46 Research in Organisational Settings
M47 Aspects of Experimental Psychology
M48 Doing Social Psychological Research
M49 Crafting Research: Linking Theory and Methods
M50 Environmental Perception and Cognition
M51 The Psychology of Sustainable Development
M60 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Health Psychology

Dissertation Module

The Department offers over 30 taught masters level modules. All of these are 'core' modules for at least one of the named degree paths. Students taking the MSc courses (with the exception of the MSc in Health Psychology) will have at least one optional module that they can select from the list below. All modules have two assessments; usually a piece of course work and a test or a short project report. A small number of the modules have restricted access to them as part of the requirements for BPS Accreditation. These are listed at the foot of the table above.

The Department of Psychology reserves the right not to run individual modules if there is insufficient demand. The course content may be subject to change and will be discussed at the beginning of each course.

With the agreement of the Course Director, 45 credits may be taken from the final year options of the Undergraduate Programme, each course of which is worth 30 credits. In some cases it may be possible to take half a course (15 credits).

The courses are:

  • Cognitive Processes
  • Child Developmental Psychology
  • Environmental Psychology
  • Health and Clinical Psychology
  • Neuropsychology
  • Occupational Psychology
  • Psychology and Education
  • Psychometrics
  • Social Psychology