Clinical Psychology (Taught)

Studying Clinical Psychology opens the door to a career which is infinitely varied, enabling you to undertake clinical work with a broad range of people experiencing a very diverse range of mental health difficulties. Clinical Psychologists not only seek to alleviate mental distress; they also work actively to promote psychological health and wellbeing.

In addition to direct clinical work with people, you are also likely to be able to undertake service­ related research, and provide consultation and supervision to other mental health professionals, teams and services.

Clinical Psychology enables you to undertake clinical work with a broad range of people experiencing a very diverse range of mental health difficulties. Clinical psychologists not only seek to alleviate mental distress, they also work actively to promote psychological health and wellbeing.

In addition to direct clinical work with people, you are also likely to be able to undertake service­ related research and provide consultation and supervision to other mental health professionals, teams,, and services.

Our doctorate integrates clinical, academic and research practice to achieve the highest quality of professional training. The course is made up of four interconnecting components: the academic and research programmes, clinical placements, and the assessment process.

Underpinning all these components is a commitment to the support of your personal and professional development and to promoting diversity and equal opportunities throughout all aspects of the course.

The programme adopts a continuous assessment model utilising a range of assessment methods. These include reports of professional practice, clinical portfolio and viva, critical reviews of literature, and a major research thesis plus viva.

Examinations are not used as a means of assessment on this programme.