Psychology POSTGRADUATE STUDY AND RESEARCH

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1 Psychology POSTGRADUATE STUDY AND RESEARCH ljmu.ac.uk

2 Liverpool Life Oe of the most affordable ad safest studet cities i the UK, Liverpool is packed with attractios. There s a legedary music scee that s bigger tha the Beatles; a city cetre brimmig with clubs, pubs, bars, restaurats ad cafes; award-wiig shoppig facilities, museums, galleries ad theatres, ot to metio two Premier League football clubs, golf courses, beautiful parks ad outstadig coutryside just a short drive away. Come to study i this magificet city ad you are guarateed a secod home for life. Ad whe it comes to explorig Liverpool, thaks to our umerous cultural parterships, you ll have a host of opportuities to get ivolved with the city s arts scee durig your studies. Whether it s listeig to a classical cocert i the ewly refurbished Philharmoic Hall, watchig a performace i the award-wiig Everyma, or visitig Tate Liverpool i the Albert Dock, as a LJMU studet you will have uprecedeted access to world-class attractios. 1

3 Welcome to LJMU s School of Natural Scieces ad Psychology The School of Natural Scieces ad Psychology delivers postgraduate courses i psychology ad a extesive choice of research opportuities across established ad emergig fields. We have a excellet research reputatio ad are highly rated by our postgraduate studets. I the REF 2014, 96% of the work we submitted for the Psychology, Psychiatry ad Neurosciece category was cosidered world-leadig or iteratioally importat. Our academic team icludes world leadig experts ad we allocate experieced supervisors to all of our postgraduate studets to provide the academic ad pastoral support you eed to achieve your full potetial. Our thrivig postgraduate research commuity is fully itegrated ito wider School activities. 2

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5 Postgraduate study optios QUALIFICATIONS AVAILABLE LJMU offers a wide rage of taught ad research programmes delivered by academics actively ivolved i iovative research ad groud-breakig cosultacy projects. Ideed, it is this combiatio of academic expertise ad real world experiece that helps esure our programmes: are up-to-date, accredited by key professioal bodies ad deliver the kowledge, skills ad experiece required to achieve your professioal ambitios. Postgraduate Certificates (PgCert) ad Diplomas (PgDip) ca act as stad-aloe professioal qualificatios ca mark iterim achievemets e route to a full (taught) masters qualificatio The Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma i Educatio (PGDE or PGCE) offers a route ito teachig for those with a udergraduate degree focuses o developig teachig skills Leadig the way i educatio Taught Masters (MA, MSc, MBA) builds o udergraduate kowledge ad skills ca be studied 12 moths full-time, with a two year part-time optio ofte available ofte eables you to select specialist optioal modules based o your ow iterests ivolves a dissertatio sometimes available for those with little/o academic experiece i the subject area Master of Research (MRes) I 2016, LJMU became the first uiversity to receive two commeded judgemets i the Higher Educatio Review by the Quality Assurace Agecy (QAA). All UK uiversities udergo a rigorous idepedet review by the QAA to check that they meet set stadards. Our review saw us far exceedig the criteria, beig commeded for the quality ad ehacemet of our studet learig opportuities ad beig praised for ie other areas of good practice. The beefits of studyig at LJMU were clearly outlied by the QAA. The report commeted o our: focuses o idividual research project work ideal if you wat to pursue a research career provides you with a academic metor who will become your Director of Studies should you progress to a PhD programme MPhil focuses o usig appropriate research methods ad techiques to coduct a idepedet equiry ca be completed i oe to four years, depedig if you are a full or part-time studet provisio of clear expectatios for studets curriculum ehacig placemets cotiual developmet of teachig staff work, eablig studets to reach their graduate potetial programme moitorig ad improvemet processes ability to collect ad act o studet feedback idetificatio of ehacemet opportuities for studets stregtheig collaborative parterships parterships with postgraduate research studets Doctorate or PhD focuses o makig a origial, persoal cotributio to the uderstadig of a problem, the advacemet of kowledge or the geeratio of ew ideas takes betwee three ad six years to complete, depedig o your mode of study Professioal Doctorate This groud-breakig result meas that, as a future studet, you ca have total cofidece that LJMU delivers a exceptioal learig experiece ad raks amogst the very best i the UK. ivolves makig a sigificat cotributio to the ehacemet of a occupatioal or professioal area through the applicatio, developmet ad testig of theoretical frameworks 4

6 Why study at LJMU? 5

7 A global uiversity LJMU is a global uiversity, welcomig studets ad staff from over 100 differet coutries ad workig i collaboratio with busiesses, professioal bodies ad educatioal istitutios from all over the world. We offer studets ad staff excitig opportuities to work, trai or study overseas, ecouragig them to embrace iteratioal employmet opportuities. Our appetite for collaboratio has created huge success ad ispired our graduates to see beyod atioal boudaries ad cultural traditios. Excellet facilities The School of Natural Scieces ad Psychology, i the Byrom Street site of the City Campus, offers excellet research facilities. Psychology is based i the purpose built, 26 millio Tom Reilly Buildig which features: appetite laboratories, psychology testig labs ad eurosciece labs. Byrom Street also has high quality lecture theatres, meetig ad semiar rooms, IT facilities plus a large Starbucks café ad social spaces. The Avril Robarts Library, ope 24/7 durig semesters, is just miutes away o Tithebar Street. Employmet opportuities The School of Natural Scieces ad Psychology has a excellet employability record. Ideed, i 2015, 100% of those i employmet six moths after graduatio were i professioal or maagemet roles. Postgraduates from the School of Natural Scieces ad Psychology go o to a variety of careers. Recet alumi are workig i roles icludig: Researcher, Foresic Athropologist, Health Psychologist, Health Traier, Health ad Migratio Cosultat ad Assistat Psychologist. Potetial employers i this area iclude: museums, uiversities, the Police, the Serious Orgaised Crime Agecy, MI5, the Natioal Govermet Developmet Programme, the Civil Service, health promotio orgaisatios, the NHS, pharmaceutical compaies, atioal ad iteratioal wildlife coservatio NGOs, atioal ad iteratioal evirometal cosultacy agecies, zoos, wildlife parks, aimal sactuaries ad reserves. First class learig resources LJMU has three libraries: the Aldham Robarts library at the Mout Pleasat Campus, the Avril Robarts library i the City Cetre ad the IM Marsh library. A hub for all frot-lie studet services, our libraries are the place to: register ad erol, had i your coursework, pay fees ad get guidace o aythig related to the studet experiece. All libraries have WiFi so you ca work o your ow device, borrow a laptop or book a PC. You ca also book a space to work quietly with frieds ad ca prit, copy ad sca items here too. helpful ad friedly academic liaiso librarias for each Departmet/Faculty Wi-Fi access etworked PCs ad access to applicatios laptops you ca borrow whe you eed to be out ad about helpdesk ad iductio sessios to familiarise yourself with the resources ad facilities available a user-friedly search egie to search more tha 820,000 items icludig 650,000 prited resources, 129,000 e-books, 45,000 electroic joural titles, olie ewspapers, legal databases, compay jourals ad special collectios World-leadig research The Research Cetre i Brai ad Behaviour acts as a multidiscipliary meetig poit for all researchers who share a iterest i, ad a passio for, research ito the brai/mid. The Cetre acts as a catalyst for growig collaboratios, brigig together researchers from: the School of Natural Scieces ad Psychology the School of Sports ad Exercise Sciece the School of Psychology at the Uiversity of Liverpool Liverpool Neurosciece Group the Neurosciece Research Uit Staff coduct high quality research i areas icludig: health psychology behavioural medicie eurosciece appetite pai psychophysiology emotioal computig cogitio midfuless ad wellbeig substace abuse health prevetio Our studets are supervised by experts workig at the leadig edge of developmets i their field ad our work is fuded by bodies such as: EU FP7, ERDF, the Leverhulme Trust ad BBSRC. For more iformatio about Natural Scieces ad Psychology see the School web pages at ljmu.ac.uk I essece, our libraries offer: 2,000 study spaces - icludig desigated postgraduate areas for whe you eed some quiet time to focus ad meetig areas so you ca collaborate i groups I would ecourage ayoe to come to LJMU to study at postgraduate level. Mature studet, Catherie Gadd 6

8 Our people Our academics have the specialist kowledge ad idustry isight to make a real differece to your future. Here are just some of the tutors based i the School of Natural Scieces ad Psychology. DR LISA NEWSON Health Psychologist As a practitioer psychologist I work closely with health professioals ad offer support to patiets with specific health coditios. Lisa s career bega i the NHS as a programme ad commissioig maager withi public health. She moved ito academia i 2011 to develop her iterest i healthcare research ad to promote the field of health psychology. Lisa is a HCPC Practitioer Psychologist; a BPS Chartered Health Psychologist ad a BPS Health Psychology Stage Two professioal supervisor ad assessor. She is curretly carryig out: public health research i smokig cessatio, physical activity ad obesity plus healthcare research i Type 2 diabetes, the treatmet of obesity, improvig patiet adherece to cliical advice ad experieces of care. Livig i North Wales, Lisa likes the outdoor life ad particularly ejoys cyclig with her family. DR MARK FORSHAW Health Psychologist The best part of my role is the fact that I get to work with some extremely iterestig colleagues, studets ad traiees. Workig aloe i a laboratory is ot somethig I would ejoy. Over his career, Mark has worked as editor for the Iteratioal Joural of Health Promotio ad Educatio, exteral examier for umerous MSc ad Professioal Doctorates, HCPC Visitor ad BPS Accreditatio Visitor ad reviewer for may jourals ad publishers. I 2011 he wo the BPS DHP Award for Outstadig Cotributio to Health Psychology. Mark s research iterests iclude applicatios ad itervetios i health psychology, disability, coachig ad metorig. Away from work, Mark loves to write, pait ad ejoys music, film ad travel. If he did t have to work he says he would visit every coutry o earth. DR PETER MALINOWSKI Positive Psychology ad Wellbeig The most rewardig aspect of my work at LJMU is that my research ito meditatio ad my positive psychology teachig cotribute to the developmet of greater ier freedom for our studets. Peter studied a PhD i Psychology at the Uiversity of Kostaz i Germay ad the worked as a postdoctoral researcher i eurosciece at the Uiversity of Liverpool. He joied LJMU i 2003 ad is ow a Reader i Cogitive Neurosciece ad Director of the Meditatio Research Lab at LJMU s Research Cetre for Brai ad Behaviour. He serves o the Board of Directors for the iteratioal associatio Cosciousess Midfuless Compassio ad is a Associate Editor for the scietific joural Midfuless. Peter s research is primarily focused o ivestigatig the psychological ad euroscietific processes ivolved i meditatio practice ad how they lead positive metal ad physical effects. The aim, he says, is to use this uderstadig to develop ad fie-tue meditatio ad midfuless programmes. I his free time, Peter ejoys teachig Buddhist meditatio, which he says allows him to ejoy the world s richess through meetig may ispirig people ad visitig excitig places. 7

9 WHAT OUR STUDENTS THINK Followig her udergraduate degree i Psychology, Esther Gabriel joied LJMU to study for a masters i Health Psychology. I chose to study at masters level because I wat to be a psychologist ad therefore eed a postgraduate qualificatio. I liked the fact that UK courses were just a year log ad also that the stadard of educatio is very good. I looked ito a list of schools ad discovered that LJMU was oe of the best. LJMU has good, iovative courses ad my persoal tutor ad academic support group are always there to help wheever I eed them. PG study is exactly what I was expectig: challegig, satisfyig ad fulfillig. I am really kee to lear about holistic healig. Sustaiig a patiet s psychological wellbeig is a essetial part of recovery. Mortality rates i a large umber of log term coditios ca ofte be attributed to depressio or a sese of hopelessess which, i may cases, could be resolved. My studies have give me a sese of empowermet, showig me that I ca be what I wat to be, they have expaded my research capacity ad show me that I ca make a differece to those whose metal health issues are all too ofte igored. My persoal tutor is a real source of motivatio, ecouragig me ad showig me the way. I have ever bee made to feel ucomfortable whe I have asked questios ad o-oe has give me the impressio that my questios were foolish. I feel a sese of safety i Liverpool ad that, to me, is essetial to my productivity. Liverpool is a friedly, seree city offerig good value for moey. I will certaily recommed it ad LJMU to my frieds. O graduatio I wat to do a PhD i Psychology ad, log term, I wat to become a leader i the field of health psychology for chroic coditios, icludig addictios. 8

10 Health Psychology MSc Ope to iteratioal studets This MSc i Health Psychology meets the Stage Oe traiig requiremet for BPS accreditatio. The course has a strog emphasis o psychological ivestigatio ad explorig ethical issues. Why study this course at LJMU? Fully accredited by the British Psychological Society for Stage Oe Traiig i Health Psychology, this MSc is ideal if you have a iterest i how psychology affects health ad illess behaviour, ad how it ca be used to ehace wellbeig ad ecourage healthier lifestyles. To meet the basis for Chartered Membership from the British Psychological Society, you must fulfil a umber of requiremets: Stage Oe traiig ivolvig the successful completio of a BPS accredited Masters programme i Health Psychology (provided by this programme) Stage Two traiig ivolvig a miimum of two years spet acquirig a rage of supervised competeces You will beefit from this course if you are itedig to, or curretly work with cliets with log term coditios, as the programme examies issues of copig ad adjustmet as well as relatioships with caregivers. The curriculum draws o a multidiscipliary approach to health ad covers the etire lifespa, makig it suitable for those workig with childre ad/or adults. As a studet o this programme, you will have access to state-of-the-art facilities i the Tom Reilley buildig. Small group teachig meas you ca expect a high level of academic ad pastoral support set withi a friedly ad iformal atmosphere. Our academic team icludes Health Psychologists registered with the BPS ad HCPC ad RAPPS Approved Supervisors for traiees cotiuig oto the BPS Stage Two Qualificatio i Health Psychology or the LJMU Professioal Doctorate i Health Psychology. You will study the followig modules: Empirical Project Log-Term Coditios Research Skills ad Methodology for Health Psychology Aalysis for Health Psychology Fudametal Issues i Health Psychology Health Psychology: Cotext ad Applicatios Stress, Health ad Copig Psychosocial Factors ad Health Teachig ad assessmet The course provides a rage of learig approaches. Assessmet methods iclude: essays, covetioal writte exams (see ad usee), critiques, case studies, workbooks, reports, reflective portfolios, presetatios, the research proposal ad dissertatio. Workshop activities provide opportuities for formative feedback from peers ad tutors. Tutor support durig the preparatio of coursework also provides formative feedback. Graduate employmet Health psychology graduates work i a variety of areas. May go o to Stage Two traiig ad subsequetly achieve Chartered Psychologist status, becomig HCPC Registered Health Psychologists. Some work i research settigs ad go o to doctoral research (PhD), a growig umber work i health educatio, health promotio, health admiistratio ad health audit ad others are ivolved i the orgaisatioal aspects of deliverig health care work withi the health service. Past graduates have secured roles icludig: PhD Researcher, Health Traier, Health ad Migratio Cosultat, Assistat Psychologist ad Smokig Cessatio Advisor at orgaisatios icludig Ps4SE, The NHS, The Adelphi Group ad metal health care groups. I foud the course stimulatig ad the teachig outstadig. The course provides a curret ad relevat groudig for a career i health services. Katy Davis, recet graduate Study full-time over oe year or part-time over two years Etry Requiremets: Miimum 2:1 i Psychology plus eligibility for GBC. Applicatios from those who show that they have some experiece of workig i health are welcomed. Overseas studets must satisfy BPS coditios for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC). IELTS score of 6.5 (miimum 5.5 i each compoet) or equivalet. Fees: See website for details. Programme Leader: Dr Lisa Newso L.M.Newso@ljmu.ac.uk 9

11 Positive Psychology ad Wellbeig* Ope to iteratioal studets MSc Study full-time over oe year or part-time over two years Etry Requiremets: Miimum 2:1 i Psychology, Social Scieces, Cousellig, Educatioal Studies, Busiess Studies, Social Eterprise studies or similar. Nostadard applicatios are also welcome. IELTS score of 6.5 (miimum 5 i each compoet) or equivalet. Fees: See website for details. Programme Leader: Peter Maliowski P.Maliowski@ljmu.ac.uk Lear how to develop ad ehace huma virtues, stregths ad skills that are at the heart of happiess, flourishig ad strivig o this ew Masters i Positive Psychology ad Wellbeig. Why study this course at LJMU? Positive psychology is a rapidly evolvig field which eriches psychological work i a broad rage of applied areas. Put yourselves at the forefrot of these excitig developmets by studyig this programme, which is oe of oly a few available i the world. You will lear about happiess, wellbeig, flourishig ad the differet huma traits, stregths ad skills that cotribute to a meaigful ad fulfilled life. Topics taught will iclude positive eurosciece, happiess, character stregths, meditatio, midfuless ad wellbeig across the lifespa, as well as the mai theories of positive huma developmet. You will be taught by iteratioally leadig, research-active academics i the fields of positive psychology, positive eurosciece, meditatio, midfuless, wellbeig ad related fields. Our staff have a wealth of experiece applyig positive psychology priciples with differet target groups. Their research-led teachig will allow you to develop a evidecebased approach that builds o the latest scietific fidigs. A uique feature of the programme is its additioal focus o meditatio, midfuless ad acceptace-based approaches. Buildig o the iteratioally leadig expertise of our staff i these areas, you will have the opportuity to gai i-depth theoretical, practical ad experietial isights, as well as learig how to traslate the uderlyig priciples ito differet applied cotexts. You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities i the Tom Reilly Buildig, while small group teachig will mea you ca expect a high level of academic ad pastoral support withi a friedly ad iformal atmosphere. You will study the followig topics: Itroductio to Positive Psychology Mechaisms of Psychological Health ad Wellbeig Positive Psychology Approaches to Promotig ad Preservig Wellbeig Wellbeig Across Life Stages, from Early Childhood to Old Age ad Retiremet Acceptace-based Approaches to Wellbeig Meditatio ad Midfuless-based Practice Researchig Positive Fuctioig ad Wellbeig Empirical Dissertatio Project Teachig ad assessmet The programme is desiged to develop kowledge ad practical skills for applyig positive psychology priciples i differet settigs. Teachig i small groups is supported by strog olie support through LJMU s virtual learig eviromet. Workshops ad tutor support durig coursework preparatio provide opportuities for formative feedback from peers ad tutors. Studets lookig to embark o a research career with a particular iterest i positive huma fuctioig will beefit from LJMU s research-led teachig that builds o the extesive research expertise of our staff. Assessmet methods iclude: essays, writte exams, critiques, reports, reflective portfolios, presetatios ad a empirical dissertatio. Graduate employmet This postgraduate qualificatio advaces your ability to apply positive psychology priciples i a effective, kowledgeable ad evidecebased way. For psychology graduates it ca be a route towards a career i applied psychological practice or a ext step towards a career i Cliical Psychology or Talkig Therapies. You may choose to cotiue i educatio or research, eve takig your studies to doctoral level. Professioals i fields such as health ad wellbeig, coachig, health promotio, educatio, cousellig ad psychotherapy or persoel developmet will be able to broade their expertise ad icorporate Positive Psychology approaches ito their professioal developmet. Programme staff have previously supervised traiees workig i: the health service, uiversities ad private healthcare compaies icludig occupatioal health, health ad safety laboratories ad pharmaceutical compaies. They have also worked with staff from private practices offerig health coachig ad therapeutic itervetios. *Programme is subject to validatio. 10

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13 Ope to iteratioal studets Professioal Doctorate i Health Psychology I am really ejoyig the Professioal Doctorate i Health Psychology. Although it is very challegig, Uiversity lecturers ad supervisors are always o had to support me. I defiitely thik that I have made the right decisio i choosig this course as it will ievitably prepare me for my career. Rupy Kaur The Professioal Doctorate i Health Psychology is a BPS accredited ad HCPC approved programme. It is desiged to meet the requiremets for BPS Stage 2 traiig i Health Psychology ad eligibility for registratio as a Health Psychologist with the Health ad Care Professios Coucil (HCPC). Why study this course at LJMU? Taught i the award-wiig Tom Reilly Buildig, this programme gives you the opportuity to work closely with academic staff who are leaders i their research fields ad experts i traiig. These helpful ad approachable staff provide a supportive ad friedly eviromet i which to progress your traiig ad career. The programme is uderpied by a strog focus o equippig future Health Psychologists for a rage of professioal scearios. Graduates ca look forward to career opportuities i teachig, research, health educatio, health promotio, health admiistratio ad health audit. I-keepig with the atioally agreed curriculum competeces for Health Psychologists, you will develop your skills i teachig ad traiig, behaviour chage itervetios, research ad cosultacy, demostratig that you have the professioal skills eeded to qualify as a Health Psychologist. This is achieved through your ow job role, taught sessios o the programme ad extesive supervisio. Teachig ad assessmet Course assessmet methods iclude a log ad diary of professioal practice, case studies, reflectios o each competece ad a viva voce examiatio. I terms of research, you will produce a umber of publishable papers ad submit them to peerreviewed jourals. Graduate employmet A growig umber of health psychology graduates work i health educatio, health promotio, health admiistratio ad health audit. There are also opportuities i the orgaisatioal aspects of deliverig healthcare withi the health service ad i research/ teachig. Programme staff have previously supervised traiees workig i: the health service, uiversities ad private healthcare compaies icludig occupatioal health, health ad safety laboratories ad pharmaceutical compaies. They have also worked with staff from private practices offerig health coachig ad therapeutic itervetios. Study full-time over two years or part-time over four years Etry Requiremets: A good hoours degree i Psychology ad GBC, BPS accredited MSC i Health Psychology ormally at merit level or higher plus a suitable placemet opportuity. IELTS score of 7.0 (miimum 6.5 i each compoet) or equivalet. Fees: See website for details. Programme Leader: Dr Mark Forshaw M.Forshaw@ljmu.ac.uk You will study the followig modules: Plaig Practice i Health Psychology Health Psychology Professioal Practice Reflectio i Health Psychology 12

14 Research opportuities Coduct research alogside leadig experts, usig world class facilities. Study for a MPhil full-time over 12 moths or part-time over up to 48 moths or for a PhD full-time over 24 moths or part-time over up to 84 moths. We offer expert supervisio i psychology ad eurosciece plus the opportuity to joi a thrivig ad supportive research eviromet where studets are viewed as a valued ad itegral part of our team. All studets are ivited to egage with leadig-edge research ad scholarship ad receive excellet academic ad pastoral support. Doctorate studets are asked to cotribute to the School s extesive research semiar programme, which attracts speakers from LJMU ad other higher educatio ad research istitutios across the UK ad iteratioally. For more iformatio please visit: ljmu.ac.uk/research 13

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16 Studet support All LJMU studets have access to a wealth of support services to make your time with us as happy ad fulfillig as possible. Cousellig ad metal health Our free service offers oe-to-oe ad group cousellig sessios, as well as metal health guidace ad support. Disability We have disability co-ordiators i every academic School ad a o-site assessmet room for those with additioal eeds. Eglish laguage support for iteratioal studets We provide pre-sessioal Eglish courses for those whose laguage capability does ot meet etry requiremets. See ljmu.ac.uk/isc for more details. Fudig Our team provide iformatio o postgraduate fudig icludig loas, grats ad bursaries as well as offerig guidace o budgetig ad moey maagemet. Spiritual support Cofidetial, o-judgemetal pastoral care ad support is available for studets of all beliefs ad backgrouds. We have facilities for quiet meditatio, prayer ad cotemplatio o each campus, as well as dedicated space for Muslim prayers. Studet advice ad wellbeig Our team offer advice ad guidace o issues ragig from health to accommodatio ad childcare. Study skills Workshops are available o various aspects of postgraduate study, icludig academic writig, effective readig skills, exam ad revisio skills, report writig ad IT skills. Support for iteratioal studets As well as a meet ad greet service whe you arrive i the UK, our iteratioal team will help with issues such as your visa, settig up a UK bak accout ad a address ad registerig with the police, cotact: iteratioal@ljmu.ac.uk I my opiio the support o offer is oe of the mai beefits of studyig at LJMU. Stephe Smith, LJMU studet 15

17 Career guidace Research shows that postgraduates ear, o average, 24% more tha those with a udergraduate degree. Postgraduate study at LJMU is geared towards meetig the eeds of employers ad a impressive 96% of our postgraduates are i work or further study six moths after graduatio.* Develop the skills you eed We offer a exceptioal careers support service which eables you to demostrate to potetial employers that you have the skills ad experiece they are lookig for. Additioal support Our careers cetre rus regular workshops ad webiars coverig topics such as CV writig, applicatio forms, iterviews, assessmet cetres, psychometric testig ad more. Our Faculty careers zoes at Byrom Street, IM Marsh ad the Aldham Robarts library host regular employer visits where you ca meet, etwork ad discuss career opportuities. Careers support for postgraduate researchers Caterig for the specific eeds of Postgraduate researchers, our three moth Your Career, Your Choice programme eables you to complete up to 12 iteractive workshops. You will receive oe-to-oe career coachig as well as developig practical skills i writig impactful CVs, job hutig, preparig for iterviews ad creatig a olie profile. Etrepreeurship If you have ambitios to be your ow boss or work freelace, expert help is available from our Cetre for Etrepreeurship. As well as providig metorig services, the Cetre helps etrepreeurs to achieve key milestoes by offerig advice o a wide rage of topics icludig access to fudig. My studies at LJMU ad the help I have received from the careers team have give me the cofidece to go out ad work i idustry, applyig the kowledge ad skills I have gaied at LJMU. Omer Chiyoyo Kamwea, LJMU studet 16

18 Accommodatio All ew LJMU studets are guarateed a room edorsed by the Uiversity o matter what your level of study. For further details of Uiversity edorsed accommodatio, go to: ljmu.ac.uk/postgraduate/accommodatio For details of private retal accommodatio go to: liverpoolstudethomes.org.uk 17

19 Fudig your studies A aual tuitio fee is payable for all postgraduate courses, either i full at the begiig of the academic year or i istalmets throughout the year. For details of full ad part-time aual tuitio fees, please see idividual programme factfiles. You ca search for your specific programme at ljmu.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate For iformatio about loas, scholarships ad bursaries to fud your postgraduate study, go to: ljmu.ac.uk/postgraduate-fudig LJMU graduates will also fid details of the 20% tuitio fee reductio here. 18

20 School of Natural Scieces ad Psychology, Byrom Street, Liverpool, L3 3AF T: E: W: The Uiversity offers the iformatio cotaied i this brochure as a geeral guide oly to prospective postgraduate studets wishig to apply for a place at the Uiversity to start a course i It does ot costitute or form part of ay cotract ad is ot bidig o prospective studets, studets or the Uiversity. The iformatio i this brochure is correct at the time of goig to press (September 2017) ad the Uiversity hopes to provide the programmes ad facilities set out i this brochure. However, some chages will ievitably occur i the iterval betwee publicatio ad the academic year to which the brochure relates ad the Uiversity reserves the right to withdraw or make alteratios to courses ad facilities if ecessary. Applicats should ot rely solely o this brochure ad should use this brochure i cojuctio with the Uiversity website.