Postgraduate Course: Dissertation - MSc by Research in Clinical Psychology (CLPS11104)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 140 |
ECTS Credits | 70 |
| Summary | Students will produce a 20,000 word dissertation on a topic agreed with the supervisor(s), to be submitted within one-year of registration full-time or two years part-time. |
| Course description |
Students will produce a 20,000 word dissertation on a topic agreed with the supervisor(s), to be submitted within one-year of registration full-time or two years part-time. The dissertation will normally consist of a piece of empirical work related to clinical or health psychology, through analysis of large existing datasets, and meta-analysis can also be carried out by agreement with the supervisor(s). The dissertation is expected to provide a critical review of the relevant literature, in addition to the completion of an innovative piece of empirical work, which will be analysed using appropriate quantitative or qualitative methods.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
1400
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Lecture Hours 30,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 30,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 28,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
1312 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
20,000 word dissertation. |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback will be given by student's dissertation supervisor throughout the dissertation process. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Develop their research skills in an area relevant to clinical psychology under appropriate supervision.
- Develop critical skills for review of literature.
- Develop either appropriate quantitative statistics skills or qualitative skills as appropriate to the research topic under consideration.
- Develop their written and communication skills in the presentation of a 20,000 word thesis.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Develop a sound knowledge of the specific area of psychology that their project relates to;
Understand the main principles, theories and terminology and the current debates within the field;
Apply their knowledge to the development of relevant research questions;
Plan and execute a project of research, investigation or development,
Develop critical thinking and skills in presenting a significant body of work.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ingrid Obsuth
Tel: (0131 6)51 3976
Email: Ingrid.Obsuth@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jade Zhang
Tel:
Email: jzhang19@ed.ac.uk |
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