Key Information
Duration
- Full-time: 24 months (2 to 4 years)
- Part-time: 36 months (3 to 7 years)
Start Dates & Application Deadlines
Start dates and deadlines will depend on the project students choose.
Language
English
Credits
270 ECTS
270 ECTS are equivalent with 540 CATS
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Southampton, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Psychology
Overview
You’ll be part of a community of 50 academic staff and 150 postgraduate researchers in a centre rated internationally excellent or world-leading for research impact and environment.
Features
- In the Psychology programme from University of Southampton, you’ll also have access to a wealth of research laboratories and equipment from eye tracking facilities to our psychophysiology lab.
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Programme Structure
Main areas of research
- perception and cognition
- mental health
- health psychology
- self and identity
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Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 120
- PTE Academic: 67
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
You’ll need to have a:
- 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in psychology or a related subject
- research proposal
- satisfactory interview
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Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
International: 51,579 AUD / year (≈ 27,300 GBP / year)
Domestic: 9,896 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)
Living Costs
Southampton, United Kingdom: 1,317-2,065 AUD / month
Scholarships
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Psychology.
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarships — University of Southampton — Various benefits — Deadline 14 Oct 2026
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarships — University of Southampton — Various benefits — Deadline 09 Dec 2026
- Postgraduate Taught Excellence in English Scholarships — University of Southampton — 3000 GBP — Deadline 04 Sep 2026
- Horizon Europe fee waiver — University of Southampton — Various benefits — Deadline Anytime
- Presidential Bursaries — University of Southampton — Various benefits — Deadline Anytime
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — U.S. government — Various benefits — Deadline 07 Oct 2026
- ServiceScape Scholarship — ServiceScape — 1000 USD — Deadline 30 Nov 2026
- ACES Scholarships — ACES Education Fund — 3500 USD — Deadline 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation — Various benefits — Deadline Not specified
- Scholarships for PhD Students — Junhua Li — 19000 GBP — Deadline Not specified
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship — Boustany Foundation — Various benefits — Deadline 28 Feb 2027
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — IvyPanda — 1000 USD — Deadline 31 Oct 2026
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Voice Talent Online — 1000 USD — Deadline 01 Mar 2027
- Women Scholarship for International Students — educations.com — 5000 USD — Deadline 28 Aug 2026
- The PhD Prep Fellowship — Admit Lab — 10000 USD — Deadline 01 Sep 2026
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Salvado Law — 1000 USD — Deadline 13 Jan 2027
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Anonymous Hope Fund — 3000 USD — Deadline 31 Dec 2026
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids — UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) — 22500 GBP — Deadline Not specified
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria — Leopold Figl Foundation — Various benefits — Deadline 31 Dec 2026
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — IELTS from 6 to 9 — 1500 USD — Deadline Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — 12000 USD — Deadline 11 Jan 2027
- “The Hope For Healing” Scholarship — FHE Health — 5000 USD — Deadline Not specified
