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University of Birmingham: Clinical Psychology
Institution | University of Birmingham View institution profile |
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Department | School of Psychology |
Web | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk |
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Study type | Research |
Summary
Our Clinical Psychology Doctorate (ClinPsyD) leads to a professional qualification in Clinical Psychology and eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. It is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and confers Chartered status with the BPS.
This programme comprises a combination of academic teaching, research and research training, and professional training during clinical placements.
You complete five placements in a range of health settings in the West Midlands. The programme will enable you to deliver psychology-based treatments by drawing upon a range of models, tailoring interventions to client needs within a range of service contexts.
Our staff have expertise across a range of specialisms, skills and models. Like all similar courses, we give special consideration to cognitive-behavioural approaches but we also equip trainees with knowledge and skills in systemic practice and in psychodynamic and behavioural approaches. In year two, you will be able to choose which of these approaches you wish to specialise in. We will also prepare you for the wider organisational demands of the NHS by providing opportunities for you to understand, appraise and develop your own leadership behaviours.
In the Centre for Applied Psychology, we are committed to involving experts by experience in all the different aspects relevant to our teaching and research. The Experts by Experience Steering Committee (EBESC) is a group that meets regularly to discuss, organise and support the work of experts by experience linked to the Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programme. We comprise members from various backgrounds, including local experts by experience who contribute to the course and staff from the Centre for Applied Psychology.
ClinPsyD
Level | RQF Level 8 |
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Entry requirements | 1st class degree; a high 2.1 (ie a GPA of 65 or above); or if a lower 2.1, a clinically relevant Masters degree in addition. The candidate must also have 1 year full-time clinically relevant experience such that he/she can demonstrate to have been either applying psychological principles in a clinical setting or engaged in research that is relevant to a clinical population (e.g. as a research assistant or as part of a 3 year PhD). The experience could be spread across 2 years but must equate to 1 year full-time. Mature candidates with relevant professional backgrounds and qualifications will be considered on an individual basis. Candidates must also have Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society. |
Location | Edgbaston Campus Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TU |
Level | RQF Level 8 |
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Entry requirements | 1st class degree; a high 2.1 (ie a GPA of 65 or above); or if a lower 2.1, a clinically relevant Masters degree in addition. The candidate must also have 1 year full-time clinically relevant experience such that he/she can demonstrate to have been either applying psychological principles in a clinical setting or engaged in research that is relevant to a clinical population (e.g. as a research assistant or as part of a 3 year PhD). The experience could be spread across 2 years but must equate to 1 year full-time. Mature candidates with relevant professional backgrounds and qualifications will be considered on an individual basis. Candidates must also have Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society. |
Location | Edgbaston Campus Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TU |

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