University of Glasgow

Institute of Health and Wellbeing

Course code:

1000

Course length:

36 months (3 years) full-time or with APL for completion of an NES-funded MSc 31 months full-time (see our Entry Requirements page)

Website:

https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/clinicalpsychology/

Phone:

You can email any enquiries after checking all 6 pages below, which cover most FAQs

Administration email:

[email protected]

Overview

Who can apply:

We do not consider applications from final year undergraduates.

If you have already received funding from NHS Education Scotland for psychological training within the last two years, you are unlikely to be able to apply this year.

Please see our Entry Requirements page for more details.

Qualifications:

A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.

You must be eligible for GBC (either through your undergraduate degree or through a GBC masters conversion course). Applicants should hold a:

  • GBC-accrediting honours degree with a mean percentage mark of at least 61 in the final two academic years FTE 

OR

  • GBC-accrediting MSc conversion degree in psychology with a mean percentage mark of at least 61 

OR

  • GBC-accrediting higher diploma conversion in psychology, at 2:1 equivalent level or above, with 240 credit equivalent (120 ECTS), where the overall number of research credits is at least 80 (40 ECTS)

Please see our Entry Requirements page for more details.

Experience:

There is no minimum period of experience, however we expect candidates to have worked under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist or in a similar setting.

Please see our Entry Requirements page for more details.

Residence:

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK without restriction.
We do not offer self-funded places.

Application:

We are considering using a short-listing test.
Please see our website from 1 September 2024 for full details.

Please see our Selection Procedure page for details of assessments at interview stage.

Disability:

The Programme participates in the Disability Confident scheme.

Please see our Selection Procedure page for details of how this is implemented.

Document requirements:

All applicants should check our website for the evidence you need to provide of your English language ability.

Please provide a document confirming your GBC status, plus:

  • Undergraduate degree TRANSCRIPT
  • Conversion course TRANSCRIPT (if completed)
  • English test - ALL APPLICANTS check requirements of the course

Professional accreditation

  • Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • British Psychological Society (BPS)

Accreditation of Prior Learning

We have two pathways through training, both of which operate on a full-time basis.

  • 3 year (36 month) full-time pathway
  • APL (31 month) full-time pathway

Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) is applied to candidates who have completed either the MSc in Applied Psychology (Healthcare) for Children and Young people at the University of Edinburgh or the MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care (MSc PTPC) provided jointly by the Universities of Stirling and Dundee. These programmes, which are also funded by NES, have significant clinical practice (placement) components. Eligibility for APL does not confer advantage during the selection process, however for those successful applicants that meet the criteria for APL, the duration of the programme is 31 months.

Approach and theories

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Systemic Practice
  • Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • An Introduction to Therapeutic Models with an Emerging Evidence Base (e.g. CAT, EMDR, Mindfulness, ACT, CFT)
  • Specialist Applications (e.g. Forensic, Clinical Health Psychology)
  • Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
  • Personal & Professional Development
  • Leadership

Placement locations

The Programme is delivered by the University of Glasgow in partnership with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and the NHS (Scotland). The programme covers a wide geographical area, across the West and North of Scotland.   Trainees will be employed by one of the four NHS Health Boards associated with the Programme, including NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Highland).   All of the trainee’s placements will be within their employing Health Board, on rare occasions placement availability means that one placement may take place in another Health Board. Across all partner boards the location of services (and placements) is varied in terms of rural, urban and inner-city populations. Public transport links vary in frequency and reach across the Boards therefor it is useful if trainees have access to their own transport. Health conditions and carer responsibilities are taken into account in the allocation of placements.

Last updated:

2nd September 2024