Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2016 | Page 73

Overview

This MSc is designed to prepare
psychology graduates for the
next stage of their career in
psychology. Our graduates
go on to take up positions in
the workplace, register for
professional psychology training
(e.g. educational psychology) or
a PhD in psychology.
Keele has a vibrant, well
established and ever expanding
community of researchers in
aspects of social and community
psychology, combining tradition
and innovation. MSc students
are made to feel part of this
research culture both through
the formal modules and through
involvement in research seminars
and meetings.
Our programme provides taught
content and research training
in a range of areas in social and
community psychology including:
co-operation in groups; the
psychology of the workplace;
the dynamics of recruiting and
losing group members; the
power of reputations; the role of
technology in modern society;
influences of social media on selfesteem and impression formation;
online versus offline interactions;
and the dynamics of games
and gaming.
You will benefit from a range
of support including accessible
academic staff with a wide range
of expertise, laboratory and other
research space, study space, and
access to IT and research tools.

Additional information

Psychology is one of the longest
established academic disciplines
at Keele University, having
appointed our first Professor
over 50 years ago. There are
currently approximately
20 full-time academic staff in the
School of Psychology, all of whom
are actively involved in a wide
range of research across a diverse
range of psychology specialisms.
The course is assessed through
written coursework, unseen
examination, verbal presentation of
research and indepen FV