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Course Overview

As the first in the country to be approved through a joint partnership between the Health and Care Professions Council (HPC) and the British Psychological Society (BPS), and having run since 1982, this program will enhance your psychological career and enable you to become a highly reflective scientist-practitioner

Key features

  • Benefit from service user involvement through working closely with the Service User and Carer Consultative Group. 
  • Widening participation in clinical psychology - candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences are welcome.
  • Benefit from our commitment to producing competent and capable clinical psychologists who work as highly reflective scientist-practitioners.
  • Become eligible to apply for registration as clinical psychologists with the Health and Care Professions Council, with the opportunity to gain Chartered Psychologist (C.Psychol) status and full membership of the Division of Clinical Psychology with the British Psychological Society.
  • Take advantage of excellent relationships with local services in the South West of England; local clinicians are committed to supporting training and offer a wide range of placements in both rural and urban settings.
  • Select the current job description and person specification for the position of Trainee Clinical Psychologist.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

We invite applications from people who are qualified to train for three years, full-time, at the doctoral level to become clinical psychologists who will be eligible for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. The course is based at Plymouth University and trainees have placements in Cornwall, Plymouth and South Devon.

We have two entry requirements.

One is a degree in Psychology, or other degree plus a conversion course (at diploma or Masters level), and eligibility at the time of application for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). We do not have specific requirements for applicants' degree classification. We welcome applicants with an interest in learning from their life experiences, both personally and professionally.

The second entry requirement is the relevant experience of at least one year whole time equivalent (not including undergraduate placements). This will preferably comprise evidence of several months in a single role. It is helpful to have had a clinical experience that has been supervised by a qualified clinical psychologist and to have a current understanding of the profession of clinical psychology. Please see the entry requirements section of our website for further details about the relevant clinical experience provided by our Clinical Lead.

English Language Requirements:

The following Secure English Language tests (SELTs) are Home Office (UKVI) approved and accepted by the University of Plymouth and the University of Plymouth International College (UPIC). The scores required have been increased from the UKVI minimum specified scores to meet University requirements.

  • IELTS (Academic)
  • Trinity College London ISE (only a SELT if taken in the UK)
  • LanguageCert International ESOL 
  • Pearson PTE Academic

A SELT must be taken at an approved UKVI center.

The other tests and qualifications listed here have been deemed acceptable by the University of Plymouth and UPIC to meet our entry requirements and UKVI requirements for study at RQF 6 and above. 

Please note that these tests and qualifications are not SELTs.

When studying on a pre-sessional course or course below RQF 6, a SELT is a mandatory requirement set by UKVI. 

If studying at RQF 6 level and above, the University is permitted to accept other qualifications that we deem meet UKVI and our requirements.

Fees

Full time Home/Islands International
Band 2 £4473 £17170
Band 1 £4473 £13645
Writing up* £510 £510
Extension year** £2400 £6840
Research carried out mainly overseas (MPhil/PhD/ResM/MD only) N/A £6820
Resubmission fee £500 £500

This information was accurate on : 20/04/2021
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