<ul><li>One of Kent’s most demanding programs, the BSc (Hons) in Psychology offers a high level of academic and professional skills which may be the first step to becoming a Chartered Psychologist</li><li>The course modules cover a wide range of topics such as Child Development, Language, Mental Health, Motivation, and Forensic Psychology</li><li>Students can undertake a placement year or a year abroad to gain professional experience, increase professional and international contacts, and enhance their employability</li><li>The Kent School of Psychology offers students various study resources with state-of-the-art teaching facilities and two computer rooms which contain specialized equipment such as Eye-Tracker Technology, Electroencephalography (EEG) Equipment for Monitoring Brain Function, Brain Stimulation Laboratories, Physiology Laboratories, Child-Friendly Testing Spaces, a Virtual Reality Laboratory, Group Dynamics Laboratories, and Observation Suites</li><li>Popular graduation destinations include Government Administration, Social Welfare, the Home Office, the Probation Service, Teaching, Special Needs Work, NHS and Health Charities, Social Work, Public Relations, Marketing, and Publishing<br></li></ul>

<ul><li>Kent’s unique MA in Social Psychology program allows students to sample a range of modules from the Developmental, Organizational, and Political programs as well as other modules related to Social Psychology</li><li>Taught by the outstanding research group of Kent School of Psychology, this program helps students gain a thorough grounding in research methods, and conduct a project in any area of Social/Applied Psychology</li><li>Teaching and research covers the psychology of intergroup behavior, group decision and performance, attitudes and persuasion, organizational psychology, social cognition, children’s self-concept and social attitudes, and cross-cultural questions, relating social psychological research in these areas to social problems</li><li>The curriculum offers four compulsory and two optional modules including Statistics and Methodology, Social Psychology, Advanced Research Project, Groups, Teams and Organizations, Developmental Psychology in Professional Practice, and Political Psychology</li><li>Expert academics conduct assessments based on coursework assignment (4-6,000-word essays), examination (for the Advanced Statistics and Methodology module only), and the dissertation<br></li></ul>

<ul><li>One of Kent’s unique programs, the MA in International Social Policy employs a policy analytic approach to provide students with an advanced understanding of current debates, theories, and concepts relevant to international social policy</li><li>Students  learn about the common features of social policy arrangements internationally and the variety and differences that characterize welfare across the countries and regions of the world through this course</li><li>The curriculum offers several compulsory modules such as Critical Social Research, Design of Social Research, Comparative Social Policy, and the Dissertation</li><li>Students can choose from a wide variety of optional courses including Health, Medicine and Society, Qualitative Research, Social &amp; Political Movements, Social Change &amp; Political Order, Terrorism and Modern Society, and Theories of Crime</li><li>This dynamic course is heavily based on the research expertise available at the Kent School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research which relates to countries ranging from China, South Korea, and Singapore in South East Asia to the UK, Germany, and Sweden in Western Europe<br></li></ul>

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BSc (Hons) in Psychology

MSc in Social Psychology

MA in International Social Policy