Masters Research project
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PSTY4048 | Psychiatry and Applied Psychology | 4 | 60 | Summer UK |
- Code
- PSTY4048
- School
- Psychiatry and Applied Psychology
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 60
- Semesters
- Summer UK
Summary
In this course the student will:
• research
• plan
• design
• gather data
• analyse and
• write up the findings
of a novel qualitative, quantitative or neuroimaging study conducted independently by the student with supervision from members of Division of Psychiatry & Applied Psychology staff.
Target Students
MSc in Mental Health: Research and Practice students, PG Diploma in Mental Health: Research and Practice students, PG Certificate in Mental Health: Research and Practice students.
Classes
- One 1-hour un assigned each week for 10 weeks
The student will attend a maximum of 10 formally documented supervision sessions of sufficient duration (approx 1 hour) to enable issues to be addressed around:• research topic and specific ideas • background reading, rationale and hypotheses • design and methods • data collection and synthesis • data analyses • interpretation and discussion of findings
Assessment
- 100% Dissertation: The 8,000-10,000 word thesis will comprise the following sections: abstract, introduction, method, results,discussion. Quantitative methods projects must be within 8000 words. Mixed methods and qualitative methods projects must be within 10,000 words.
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
The aim of this module is to develop the students’ capacity to initiate, design, pursue and present high quality forward-looking research studies that inform theory and/or practice in mental health and applied psychology.Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will have: Knowledge and Understanding
- Acquired a working knowledge of models & approaches in mental health research
- Acquired a working knowledge of research methods in mental health research
b) Intellectual Skills
- Developed an ability to critically appraise various research methodologies in the field of mental health
- Developed an ability to independently contribute to forward-looking research studies that inform theory and/or practice in mental health
- Developed an ability to critically appraise theoretical arguments and/ or applied research findings across a wide range of disciplines in the field of mental health
c) Transferable (key) skills
- Developed an ability to present own research findings in the field of mental health in written format
- Developed an ability to present others’ research findings in the field of mental health in written format
- Developed an ability to work within multidisciplinary groups to achieve a common research objective or set of research objectives
- Developed scientific thinking skills to enable the appraisal of research in the field of mental health
- Developed scientific thinking skills to enable the formulation of research in the field of mental health
- Developed the time management skills needed to meet multiple objectives within limited time periods
d) Professional Skills
- Developed an ability to critically appraise theory, methods and results of research from a wide range of disciplines in the field of mental health
- Acquired a working knowledge of ethics and research governance structures and processes relevant to the field of mental health