Has anyone studied the Psychology conversion msc?

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Hello.

I wondered if anyone has done the Psychology conversion msc? (Especially the one at Leeds Beckett...) I want to apply for next year, but have been out of education for a few years and want to do it over 1 year - which I know will be intense but will it be possible? I work at the moment and want to keep my job as it is in a relevant field, however I plan to work around 5 hours per week.. I also plan on taking up a peer mentoring opportunity, but only have to do a minimum of 4 hours per month.

I don't have any children, it's just me and DP. So I don't have any commitments in that sense..

I could do it over 2 years but really want to get it done quick.

For anyone that's done this course - does it run September to summer and then a break or does it carry straight onto September without a break? Also please tell me about assignments; I've read that there is roughly 1 essay to write per week! Is this true? Are there breaks for Christmas/Easter?

Finally, was anyone successful in gaining an assistant psychologist post fairly soon after the course?

Thank you.

Following as it’s something I’ve considered for the future. Currently a teacher but wanting to train to be an EP, I already have a MA but it’s in SEN and not psychology so I have to convert.

I did another Bsc before there were so many masters conversion courses! Id love to have done it quickly.

Assistant psych posts are incredibly difficult to get so I wouldnt expect to go that route.

I moved house so never did the doctorate and am now 40.... but still wonder!

I'm a bit worried that I won't be able to secure a related job Adventures, I'm unsure whether to apply for the course or not.... I think ultimately I want to do the doctorate, but I'll be a minimum of 40 by the time I'm finished. Not that it matters.. it's just difficult when it's not guaranteed.

I think Assistant Psych jobs are incredibly competitive but it doesnt have to be an AP job to get experience - so many jobs or voluntary work counts.

Id say go for it and Ill live vicariously through you ;)

The only advantage to doing it part time would be to give you time to get the voluntary hours in but if your jobs relevant then thats half the work you'd just want some complementary experience.

Good luck :)

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Is it a conversion course from a completely different subject or, for example, a combined/joint honours degree that just left out some of the essential elements for GBC?

What's your current job/degree? They take all sorts into consideration when applying for clinical psychology courses...

If you list hobbies in your application it might be worth mentioning scuba diving

Hi what yes my degree was a joint honours with psychology, but some elements left out as you say.. at the moment I work as a receptionist in an urgent care centre.
Scuba diving..?? :-/

I did a conversion at a different uni and most people were doing it over 1 year. If you’ve already done some psychology you should be fine. I did mine part time and I wish I’d done mine full tiime. They said it didn’t matter what order I did modules in, but in practice it did, and it made studying a lot more difficult when you are expected to have knowledge of statistical thingumys that, as a part time student, you don’t end up being taught until the following year!

I was at a Russell group uni and we had career talks from psychologists etc, and they all said it’s extremely competitive. I also know a clinical psych who says they only keep assistant psychologist job adverts up for a short time due to the volume of people applying. So it is highly competitive, but if it’s what you want to do, don’t let that put you off. You just might have to be extremely persistent and be able to take a huge number of no’s before getting a yes.

I decided psychology just wasn’t for me, so have no actual job seeking experience!

Ok so you have experience in health care, that's worth having. I thought all conversion courses were a year - is it worth checking out other courses, distance learning or similar to look at the options?

Re scuba diving. When I was at university doing stats there was a rumour that clinical psychology students who listed scuba diving as a hobby did better than those who didn't - I don't think they ever used it as a selection criteria though

Hello! I work at Leeds Beckett so can hopefully help a little bit! The part time 2 years course will be from September to June and then start up again in September. Full time over a year should be possible if you are only working 5 hours a week, but the hours of your lectures would be during the day time so you may have to be flexible with your working hours once you get your study timetable. I think full time you would finish lectures etc in June and then have until September to finish the dissertation. You can also do that course via distance learning but only over 2 years.

Thanks for the info phoebe

I am just finishing mine, which I did in London over one year (am just writing up dissertation). I do have young kids, one a preschooler, so less time than you'll have. I've done well on it so far, but it is very intensive indeed, I was quite flattened at points. I'm glad I just cracked on though. Oh and I am a bit older than you will be (41).If you are targeting clinical psychology, you'll want a good grade from everything I can tell - minimum merit, ideally distinction.

After this I will go the Counselling Psych route - but again, that's got to do with a variety of things, especially my kids and my career background in another area

Hi, would you mind sharing your learning experience?
Is it possible to maintaining a healthy study/life balance during the study? since you have mentioned the course is intensive indeed.
What quality is needed to study the course?

Looking forward to hearing from you soon! Many thanks in advance!!