Overview

Understanding how people think, feel and behave in the workplace is key to supporting individuals, getting the best out of teams, and enhancing an organisation’s efficiency and growth.

This Work Psychology programme from Loughborough University is for students with a BPS accredited psychology undergraduate degree who want to deepen their knowledge in this specialist area, or gain Stage 1 of the Chartered Psychologist and Registered Occupational Psychologist qualification.

If you have an undergraduate degree in a related field that isn’t BPS accredited, you can take the MSc Business Psychology, which is our mirror course with different accreditation.

Careers

This MSc in Work Psychology will prepare you for roles at all levels and across all sectors. You can also use it as the Stage 1 part of your training towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist or Registered Occupational Psychologist. Or as a springboard for postgraduate research.

Your accreditation from the British Psychological Society, together with the practical skills you’ll develop, will help you stand out in this competitive field.

Graduates of this degree have taken their skills into wide-ranging roles including:

Assessment Consultant

Associate Project Manager

Business Psychologist

Consultant

Associate in HR Transformation and Technology

Consultant Work Psychologist

Customer Success Analyst

Graduate Organisational Development and Talent Consultant

Head of Education

Higher Work Psychologist

Human Resources Officer

Insight and Impact Officer

Management Consultant

Operations Analyst

People Change Lead

Psychological Therapist

Recruitment Consultant

Research Associate

Resourcing Specialist

Support Consultant

User Researcher

Accreditation

The Work Psychology programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Gathering and Using Evidence in Work Psychology

Well-being and Work

Career Development

Work Design, Organisational Change and Development

Leadership and Performance Management

Psychological Assessment in Organisations

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-25 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-15 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Loughborough, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A good honours degree in Psychology which is recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as providing Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership.

Evidence of numerical proficiency, as demonstrated through the study of mathematical or statistical subjects in some part of the first degree.

Applicants with a lower second class degree may be considered if they have considerable relevant work experience.

This programme is BPS accredited.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

26300 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

12900 GBP / year

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Living costs

Loughborough

United Kingdom

600 - 1000 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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