Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 36 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting September 2027. Apply anytime. There is no application closing date for this course. It is suggested international students apply at least two months before the course starts.
Overview
This Applied Educational Psychology training programme doctorate from Newcastle University is an exciting, challenging and creative programme.
Key Facts
This programme will prepare you: Visit the programme website for more information
- to work as a registered applied Practitioner Educational Psychologist in Local Authorities (LAs)
- to work well in the changing landscape of services for children and young people
You’ll benefit from:
- theoretically grounded training in applied psychology practice and research.
- excellent collaboration between the Local Authority Educational Psychology Services in the region. The North-Eastern Principal Educational Psychologists’ group helps to develop and improve the Programme. This group commissions research conducted by year one students each year.
- a diversity of well-supervised placements in Local Authority settings in the North-East. Educational psychologists provide teaching on the Programme and placement supervision.
Accreditation
It is accredited by the British Pyschological Society (BPS) and approved by the Health and Care Professions Counci (HCPC).
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Inclusion and Diversity
- Working in Partnership
- Learning and Social Environment
- Frameworks for Practice
- Professional Practice
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
Duolingo English Test: 145
IELTS: 7.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- a 2:1 honours degree, or equivalent, in psychology, which is eligible for Graduate Basis for Registration of the British Psychological Society. Where a 2:1 or above has not been achieved in psychology at Bachelors Level, an appropriate psychology Masters Degree.
OR
- completed an approved conversion course or Master's degree, which is eligible for Graduate Basis for Registration of the British Psychological Society
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
International: Free
Domestic: Free
Additional Details: If you’re awarded a place on the programme your fees will be paid throughout the three-year course.
Living costs
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom: 1,067-1,888 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.