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Discover Psychology
Discover postgraduate study in Psychology at Sussex and deepen your understanding of human behaviour, cognition and mental health.
Studying postgraduate Psychology
Learn from leading experts, tailor your studies to your interests, and gain the advanced knowledge and research skills needed to progress into specialist career paths.
Take the next step towards roles such as clinical psychologist, assistant psychologist, occupational psychologist and child psychologist, as well as careers in mental health and wellbeing, psychological research, data analysis, human resources, consumer behaviour and marketing and teaching.
Our Psychology courses
Find out more about our courses:
- Psychology (Conversion) MSc
- Psychological Methods MRes
- Occupational and Organizational Psychology MSc
- Foundations of Clinical Psychology and Mental Health MSc
- Marketing and Consumer Psychology MSc
- Applied Child Psychology MSc
We’re accredited
Our courses are accredited by the British Psychological Society and give Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), provided the minimum criterion of second-class honours is met. This means that you’ll be eligible to train to become a clinical or educational psychologist, for example.
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11th in the UK for Psychology (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026) ->
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=15th in the UK for Psychology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026) ->
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Top 20 in the UK for research overall in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education) ->
Get inspired on your Psychology journey
Discover where Psychology at Sussex could take you. We’ve got the experts to support and inspire you every step of your journey – in one of the most diverse and influential communities of psychologists in the UK.
From promoting mental health and wellbeing in schools, to reducing alcohol-related harm, our researchers help tackle major societal challenges.
Our research underpins our teaching: you’ll explore the latest concepts, developments and advances throughout your degree. You’ll also be able to take advantage of some of the most advanced research facilities for studying psychology anywhere in the country, including a child development research suite and a human psychophysiology laboratory.
Adwait’s story
“As a graduate, I’d trade anything to be a student at Sussex again. I loved the vibrant culture, and Brighton is delightful – it’s a very welcoming, accommodating and accepting place to be.” Adwait VaishnaviClinical Psychology and Mental Health MScRead Adwait’s story
Careers and employability support
Benefit from our award-winning careers and employability support that continues beyond graduation.
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Voted the UK’s happiest university 2027
For the second year running, the University of Sussex has won the Unifresher ‘Happiest uni in the UK’ award.
The award goes to the university whose students consistently report the highest levels of overall happiness with their university experience.
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