M.Sc Psychological Research Methods with Advanced Statistics

Course description

Develop the statistical methods and specialist software skills that are needed to handle and interpret large datasets about human behavior, led by a professional statistician. 

Your statistical training will teach you the latest advanced techniques including confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling (using Mplus software), multilevel modelling and generalized linear models. During your psychological research methods training, you’ll learn a broad range of research techniques from behavioural genetics, diary study methodologies, neuroimaging and qualitative interviews, before bringing it all together during your Research Project with Advanced Statistics. 

Your career

Previous graduates have gone on to PhD training with an advanced quantitative dimension in neuroimaging, health psychology and social psychology. Others have found employment in the higher education, health or charity sectors roles such as graduate statistical analysts, programme analysts, research assistants and psychology researchers.