Program Overview

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Overview

This MPhil and PhD in Psychology receives funding from UK research councils and charities.

Our Psychology MPhil and PhD cover many areas of specialism in psychology, including:

evolutionary psychology

perception and cognition

animal behaviour, neuroscience

social psychology

forensic psychology

Clinical and health psychology

You'll research developmental disorders of perception and cognition. You'll address the development and assessment of cognitive models. This includes cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as treatment for:

bipolar disorder

psychosis

anxiety

developmental disorders

Behaviour and evolution

We carry out studies of animal and human behaviour including:

evolutionary psychology of mate choice

attractiveness and co-operation

evolutionary approaches to personality

Visual perception and human cognition

Our research includes:

perception of natural scenes

psychophysics and attention

visual social cognition and face processing

advertising and consumer behaviour

Development psychology

You'll focus on how different cognitive skills develop in children. You'll explore memory systems to learning in school. We have strengths in developmental disorders like Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Forensic psychology

Our research includes:

investigative interviewing of victims

witnesses and suspected offenders of crime, including eye-witness testimony

sexual offending, including historical allegations of sexual abuse

communication in legal contexts

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