Program Overview

Take the next step in your career using psychology in the world of work. Join our British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited course to get your Stage 1 qualification in Occupational Psychology. Upon graduation, you should be ready to continue on to Stage 2 training, the final part of becoming a Chartered Psychologist and registered Practitioner Psychologist. Due to the professional accreditation route which this course is part of, you must have a BPS-accredited undergraduate degree in Psychology.

Our Occupational Psychology MSc provides you with a grounding in the key theoretical and research models used within the field. You'll learn how to motivate employees, train and lead them, and how to assess their performance. As well as job design, managing organisational change, managing well-being in the workplace and more. All of which are particularly valuable to future employers, including specialist: Occupational Psychology consultancies, business and management consultancies and other large organisations who employ psychology specialists within their corporate teams

We're committed to developing your practical skills and enabling you to advance as a practitioner. That's why you'll learn consultancy skills and how to use evidence-practice. You'll also benefit from being taught by research-active experts in the field.

An advanced degree from Nottingham will see you graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to commence stage 2 training and apply what you've learned to the real world of work.