University of Law
A psychology conversion master’s covering core psychological domains and research, with an independent dissertation.
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Graduates from other disciplines seeking a psychology foundation; professional practice requires further specialist training.
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Apply specialist psychological knowledge to behaviour and wellbeing.
How to get there: BPS Graduate Basis eligibility plus specialist postgraduate training and, for regulated practitioner roles, HCPC registration.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Help clients explore difficulties through structured therapeutic conversations.
How to get there: Complete counselling training with supervised practice; meet the relevant professional register requirements.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Support recruitment, employee relations and people development.
How to get there: Develop recruitment, employment-law, confidentiality and stakeholder skills; CIPD study or relevant workplace experience may support progression.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Interpret customer evidence to guide commercial decisions.
How to get there: Build relevant experience and demonstrate the skills required by the employer.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Help people evaluate education and employment choices.
How to get there: Develop guidance experience and complete relevant career-guidance training or professional qualifications.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Help families access support and cope with practical difficulties.
How to get there: Gain relevant community or support-work experience; complete safeguarding training and required background checks before independent case responsibility.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Support rehabilitation and supervise people serving community sentences.
How to get there: Complete the Professional Qualification in Probation route and recruitment, vetting and suitability requirements.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Teach specialist subjects and develop academic research.
How to get there: This preparatory award alone is insufficient; further study is needed for this route. Relevant postgraduate research, often a doctorate, published work and teaching experience; recruitment is competitive.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Assess needs and support people facing social and safeguarding challenges.
How to get there: Complete an approved social-work qualification, placements and registration with the relevant UK nation’s regulator; this degree alone does not qualify a social worker.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Youth workers support young people aged 11 to 25 to help them with their personal, social and educational development.
How to get there: For professionally qualified youth work, complete recognised youth-work training and supervised practice; youth-support entry roles have separate requirements.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Works with communities to improve services and opportunities.
How to get there: Gain relevant community or support-work experience; complete safeguarding training and required background checks before independent case responsibility.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Investigate social questions with qualitative and quantitative research.
How to get there: Demonstrate qualitative and quantitative research methods; government research schemes require specific methods content and degree criteria, which must be checked individually.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Match candidates with employers and manage recruitment relationships.
How to get there: Develop recruitment, employment-law, confidentiality and stakeholder skills; CIPD study or relevant workplace experience may support progression.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Identify learning needs and design and evaluate staff training.
How to get there: Demonstrate learning-needs analysis, instructional design and evaluation; build a training or digital-learning portfolio and workplace experience.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Develop programmes that support healthier communities.
How to get there: Build public-health and community experience; employers may require relevant health-promotion or public-health postgraduate training.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Work with families and schools to improve attendance and access to support.
How to get there: Gain relevant community or support-work experience; complete safeguarding training and required background checks before independent case responsibility.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Provide practical and emotional support to victims and witnesses of crime.
How to get there: Gain relevant community or support-work experience; complete safeguarding training and required background checks before independent case responsibility.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Improve equality practices, analyse barriers and advise on inclusive services.
How to get there: Demonstrate equality-law awareness, evidence analysis and inclusive practice; relevant HR, community or advice experience strengthens applications.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Research user needs and design and test digital experiences.
How to get there: Build a role-specific portfolio of user research, digital design or systematic testing, with evidence of practical tools and accessible user-centred work.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Assess information and risks to support investigations and decisions.
How to get there: Develop analytical reporting and information-assessment skills; meet employer nationality, vetting and security-clearance requirements.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Availability checked: 04/11/2026, 07:31
2:2 or above from a UK Bachelors degree, or equivalent qualifications. Students with below a 2:2 in Psychology (without BPS accreditation) will be considered by academic referral. Undergraduate Psychology degrees accredited by the BPS cannot be accepted for this programme. Non-Standard Route A: ROUTE A: • You possess an undergraduate degree with a grade below that of a 2:2 (3rd or Ordinary); AND EITHER • A professional qualification at level 6 or above from a business professional body, e.g. CIM, CMI, CFA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPD, etc. OR • At least two years of proven work experience with two references (one from a line manager and one work-related character reference). Non-Standard Route B: Applicants that possess no formal qualifications but can demonstrate five years of work experience in roles illustrating good digital skills across standard office applications (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint or equivalent) and evidence of managing independent work including delivery on time and to high quality will be considered. This can be across any industry sector. Submit one professional reference covering the five-year period and submit a full CV. Applicants may also be required to attend a formal interview.
An English language level equivalent to IELTS 6.5 or above with a minimum of 6.0 in each component.
Non-Standard Route B: Applicants that possess no formal qualifications but can demonstrate five years of work experience in roles illustrating good digital skills across standard office applications (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint or equivalent) and evidence of managing independent work including delivery on time and to high quality will be considered. This can be across any industry sector. Submit one professional reference covering the five-year period and submit a full CV. Applicants may also be required to attend a formal interview. Students apply directly to the University of Law.
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Postgraduate study has different funding, such as the Postgraduate Master’s Loan. It normally requires you to be under 60 at the start of the first academic year. An integrated master’s, PGCE or postgraduate healthcare course may follow other rules: the course needs checking.
For courses starting before 1 January 2027, the Tuition Fee Loan has no upper age limit. If you are 60 or over at the start of the first academic year, eligible full-time living-cost support is up to £4,582 in 2026/27, depending on household income.
Most courses starting on or after 1 January 2027 use the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE). You must be under 60 on the first day of the course to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan. At 60 or over, an additional living-cost loan may be available: we review this with you.
Previous study does not rule you out: it depends on what you studied, whether you received UK funding and the course. We review it with you.
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Academic information reviewed: 2026-10-21
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