Fees and key information

Course type

Postgraduate

Typical duration

1 year

Location

Piraeus, Greece

Entry requirements

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Cost

€8,000

Become a member of the BPS

Successful completion of this British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited degree will make you eligible for Graduate Membership and Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC)

Choose your new career path

This conversion course has been specifically designed for non-psychology graduates and graduates with non-accredited psychology degrees

Learn about every major aspect of psychology

The course covers the British Psychological Society (BPS) Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) curriculum and offers option modules in applied psychology

Why study this course?

Our Psychology (Conversion) MSc offers you a broad curriculum in psychology. Apply for the course if you’re a non-psychology graduate or a graduate with a non-accredited psychology degree who wants to qualify for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS). The course covers the BPS’ GBC curriculum and offers option modules in applied psychology. The official award for this degree is Psychology MSc.

Take the first step to becoming a chartered psychologist with this accredited postgraduate degree in applied psychology. This conversion course has been specifically designed for non-psychology graduates and graduates with non-accredited psychology degrees.

Course modules

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2025/26 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

Year* 1 modules

  • Advanced Research Methods for Psychology
  • Biopsychology and Cognition
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Dissertation
  • Individual Differences
  • Introductory Research
  • Methods for Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Course details

You will be required to have:

  • a lower second class honours degree (or above) or overseas equivalent
  • Mathematics GCSE at grade C (grade 4) or above (or equivalent)

Accreditation of Prior Learning
Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course at City University. Find out more about applying for Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).

English language requirements
To study a degree at London Met, you must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. If you require a Student visa you may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. This course requires you to meet our higher requirements.

If you need (or wish) to improve your English before starting your degree, the University offers a Pre-sessional Academic English course to help you build your confidence and reach the level of English you require.

You’ll be assessed with essays, practical reports, end-of-module examinations, and a 12,000-word dissertation.

Successful completion of this British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited degree will make you eligible for Graduate Membership and Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC). GBC is required to obtain Chartered status whereafter you can use the letters CPsychol after your name.

After completion of this conversion degree, you’ll qualify for a Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society (BPS). This will allow you to progress to a postgraduate professional training programme in an area of psychology including forensic, clinical, health, educational, occupational and counselling psychology.

If you’ve already studied your undergraduate degree with us, as a graduate of City University, you’ll be entitled to a 20% discount on any further study with us.
* exclusions apply

This course is delivered with a concentrated lecture schedule. You will be required to attend on Mondays, all day, if studying full-time. This is so you can combine studying with your work and family commitments.

Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things like equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees.

Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.

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    When to apply

    You are advised to apply as early as possible as applications will only be considered if there are places available on the course.

    To find out when teaching for this degree will begin, as well as welcome week and any induction activities, view our academic term dates.

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