Psychology
- PhD
- MSc by research
Overview
Studying human behaviour in the School of Psychological Science will give you the opportunity to be part of a vibrant postgraduate community and a world-class research department with more than 30 internationally recognised academic staff.
The programme aims to provide students with outstanding and cutting-edge training from the purest research into psychology to interdisciplinary research in a wide range of areas. These include advancing the frontiers of cognitive science into engineering or educational applications, investigating the neural mechanisms underlying human behaviours, and developing integrated interventions to improve health and wellbeing. Our postgraduate students are a very important part of the School's research culture and a key component in maintaining our international research reputation.
Current research areas can be found on the School of Psychological Science Research page.
Entry requirements
A first or upper second-class honours degree (or international equivalent) in psychology or a related discipline is required for entry to the PhD and MSc by research programmes. See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.
See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.
Read the programme admissions statement for important information on entry requirements, the application process and supporting documents required.
Go to admissions statementIf English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our profile level C.
Further information about English language requirements and profile levels.
Fees and funding
- Home: full-time
- £4,850 per year
- Home: part-time
- £2,425 per year
- Overseas: full-time
- £26,700 per year
Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.
More about tuition fees, living costs and financial support.
Alumni discount
University of Bristol students and graduates can benefit from a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study. Check your eligibility for an alumni discount.
Funding and scholarships
Students may be eligible to apply for funded scholarships, for example, doctoral training centre scholarships and University of Bristol scholarships. Details of these and other scholarship opportunities, such as the China Scholarship Council programme, are published on the School of Psychological Science website and the Faculty of Life Sciences website.
Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students.
Career prospects
Many of our PhD graduates continue with a career in academia; others work in the private sector or in government institutions.
The School is committed to promoting the advancement of underrepresented groups in science, and we provide an environment that allows everyone to meet their full potential during their studies.
Research groups
Research activity in the School is organised into the following research themes. Within each theme, there is a set of focused research groups.
All researchers across the school identify with one or more of the themes. An important feature of this research structure is the extent of collaboration across research groups and across themes. All groups address fundamental questions and look at the impact of their work more broadly in industry, healthcare, education and society.
The school usually has up to 70 research postgraduates at any one time, working in a wide variety of subject areas and adopting a range of different research approaches.
Read more about our Psychology Research Areas and research in the Faculty of Life Sciences.
When applying you must indicate one or two potential supervisors whose research interests you. You must also contact these supervisors by email in advance of making your application. Details of the members of staff that could serve as supervisors are available on the webpages above.
Contact us
- Contact
Faculty Education Team
- Phone
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117 374 6625
fls-pgenquiries@bristol.ac.uk