Program Overview

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This postgraduate research degree is offered by the

Centre for Research into Expertise Acquisition, Training and Excellence (CREATE)

hub at The University of Buckingham

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The main focus of this centre is the exploration of the drivers of excellence in performance (whether cognitive, creative or practice-based). We are engaged in a number of external collaborative projects in the areas of creativity and performance, and also work with internal colleagues in the School of Computing and the Medical School. Key topic areas we explore include:

Insight and creativity

The drivers of performance excellence and expertise development (e.g. in music, theatre, puzzle-solving, board-games and medicine)

Hobbies, motivations and characteristics of niche populations

Psychology of music, choreography and dance

Time perception and those with ‘natural’ time-keeping abilities

This programme leads to the award of an MSc (Research) in the area of the Psychology of Creativity and Performance Expertise. In addition to completing a 25,000 word thesis within a topic area relevant to the hub, you will gain wide knowledge of the broader field through guided self-study topic areas and research skills workshops. This will mean that you develop an in-depth knowledge of the psychology of creativity and performance expertise, which is informed by current issues and advanced research.

As a result of your studies, you will develop a strong knowledge base and core transferable skills which will enable you to become an independent researcher in your field, and will provide you with a solid foundation for further study and/or employment.

You will complete your MSc studies in 12 months (full-time; 24 months part-time), and we will support you to achieve timely completion by setting out key progression milestones such as submission of the research proposal, comprehensive literature search, completion of self-study topics, ethics application etc. Full milestone details will be sent to you when we invite you for interview.

Contact us

If you’d like to know more about the programme, please contact:

Kathryn Friedlander

Programme Director, MSc (Research) in the Psychology of Creativity and Performance Expertise

kathryn.friedlander@buckingham.ac.uk

Philip Fine

Postgraduate Research Admissions Tutor

philip.fine@buckingham.ac.uk

Or contact our Admissions team on

psychology-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk