Psychology wins World Universities Network Funding

Psychology has recently won nearly £2,000 from the World Universities Network (WUN) in order to fund the development of a new Masters Programme with a distinctly International curriculum. The new programme will lead to a Masters qualification in Foundations of Clinical Psychology. Such a programme will be attractive to International students who want the opportunity to study Clinical Psychology at a postgraduate level. The programme is also likely to attract home students who want to improve their applications for the fiercely competitive Doctoral training programmes leading to a professional qualification in Clinical Psychology.

Dr Sarah Stevenage, Deputy Director (Education) of Psychology said: "The novelty of our new qualification though is that it will do more than merely provide advanced teaching in Clinical Psychology.  It will provide input that recognises the very different approaches that are undoubtedly needed in order to build a successful therapeutic relationship in different cultures.

"Our WUN funding will enable us to visit Universities in Asia, particularly in Malaysia and Singapore, so that we can learn more about these culture-specific needs. In this way, we aim to develop a new programme that not only fills a niche market through providing masters-level training in Clinical Psychology but it does so in a way that will enable Clinical Psychologists of the future to be able to work in a way that respects and responds to cultural needs."

The MSc is awaiting validation. It is planned to launch in October 2012.

Hilmi Mustafa Kamal, pictured, is a former president of the University’s Malaysian Students' Association.