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Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology

Programme Director: Dr Kevin Woods

The Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology (D.Ed.Ch.Psychol.) is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as a three year full-time initial professional training programme for educational psychologists. The programme takes 12 new students each September. Successful graduates are eligible to apply to the British Psychological Society to be registered as a Chartered Educational Psychologist.

PLEASE NOTE:   applications to the D.Ed.Ch.Psychol. are not to be made via the Manchester University online system.  See details below below under How to Apply to this Programme.

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Programme Structure and Fieldwork Requirements

The five modules of the programme' curriculum plan are designed to provide effective coverage of the required core curriculum for training in educational psychology provided by the British Psychological Society.  These concurrently taught modules are:

Practical work (fieldwork) is a central component of the programme. Practical learning includes evaluation of the context of schooling and its effects on childrens learning and behaviour, as well as the essentials of psychological assessment, programme planning, team working and communication skills. Trainee psychologists undertake supervised fieldwork activity, overseen by programme staff, for one day per week in Year 1. In Years 2 and 3, there is a requirement for three days per week of fieldwork activity, which each trainee psychologist is expected to secure by obtaining employment as an assistant educational psychologist within a Local Authority Children's /Psychological Service. Further details about how trainees may pursue assistant educational psychologist posts will be provided to applicants before accepting a place on the programme.

Assessment

For assessment purposes, the programme is divided into two parts.

Part 1

  1. Research Assignment 1 - Evaluating the social, organisational and ecological context of childrens learning (10,000 words)
  2. Research Assignment 2 - Organisational research project report (10,000 words)
  3. Research Assignment 3 - Psychology project relating to a multi-disciplinary context (10,000 words)
  4. Professional Practice Portfolio (approx 15,000 words).

Part 2

  1. Written Thesis of 40,000 words with satisfactory oral defence (viva voce).

Research Assignments and the Thesis must be to a standard that would make a potentially publishable and original contribution to the knowledge base of the discipline of applied educational/ child psychology.

How to Apply to this programme

At present funding for places on the programme is organised by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC).  Application packs should be available in November 2007 via the website of the CWDC at www.cwdcouncil.org.uk

Direct application to the University is not possible as we do not presently offer any places to applicants outside of the CWDC funding scheme.

Please note that the closing date for applications for September 2008 is early December 2007.

Funding and Fees

Fee levels for the programme for the cohort 2008-2011 are approximately £11,550 for Year 1; £5,250 for Year 2; £5,500 for Year 3. We try to keep our fees in line with funding available from the CWDC. Please note, however, that the CWDC may not pay all of the due fees in which case candidates accepting places on the programme are personally liable for any fees shortfall.

Duration of Programme

Thirty six months full-time from 1st September.

Entry Criteria

Selection for the programme is based strictly upon the Trainee Psychologist Person Specification. To obtain a copy of this and further information about the programme and entry to it please download the PDF file shown at the bottom of this page.

We welcome the opportunity to meet potential applicants to the programme on our Information Evening which is next held on Tuesday 14th October 2008 from 6.45 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. in the University's Stopford Building (Lecture theatre TH2).  This is an opportunity to meet the tutors and to find out more about the programme.  If you would like to attend this meeting, there is no need to book a place in advance - just turn up (light refreshments available).

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