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Study Details: PGCert 8 months online
This short course will provide you with a grounding in essential areas of psychology, allowing you to take the first step towards a career related to the field.
The course has an on emphasis on developing your employability right from the start. You will develop transferable skills such as communication, critical analysis, research, and time management which are useful for careers in psychology as well related fields. At the end of the course, you will be able to continue your studies and advance onto our PG Dip or Masters programme.
Teaching methods and style
We’re a 100% online education provider, so we use a state-of-the art Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to deliver our teaching, resources and assessments. Our system tracks and manages the learning process in real-time and provides you with immediate access to your learning materials. The VLE is accessible 24/7 and allows both students and tutors to actively take part in real-time conversations and live Q&A sessions.
Assessment
All assessments are delivered through our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). There is no requirement to go to external test centres. Instead you will submit written assignments through the VLE; and for the few courses where exams are required, we use a virtual system which allows you to take academically rigorous exams from the comfort of your own home.
You are always aware of your current provisional grade which allows you to continually evaluate the success of your current study methods and identify areas to improve. We believe that this information helps you to make the most of your course. We achieve this by:
We also have a policy of ensuring that the work submitted by students is authentic – we use a well-established electronic monitoring system to check for plagiarism.
At University of Essex Online, we believe that everyone should be able to access education. That is why we offer two different entry routes onto our PG Cert Psychology, which take into account both academic and work-based experience.
Our courses are taught in English so to study with us you must have an IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 or equivalent. If you don’t hold an IELTS or equivalent qualification, you will be required to pass a free online English test to assess your proficiency.
Full tuition fee: £4,157 UK / £4,350 International (2024/25) *
Our course fees are fully inclusive – all teaching materials and required reading are included, and there are no hidden charges for assessments or resits.
* All tuition fees shown are net of any applicable sales tax payable by you in your country of residence. Where we are required to add sales tax at the local statutory rate, this will be added to the tuition fees shown and confirmed during the payment process.
We offer students a range of tuition fee discounts, scholarships, and payment options for our online courses.
Please note, a maximum of two discounts or scholarships can be applied. The corporate discount can only be used in combination with our upfront payment discount, but not in conjunction with any other discount or scholarship.
* To find out whether you’re eligible for our scholarships contact University of Essex Online’s Admissions team.
A background in psychology is useful for a wide range of careers, including counselling, marketing, the civil service, healthcare and the legal system.
You could also pursue further education in psychology to enter one of the many specialist career paths within the field, such as investigative and forensic psychology, neuroscience, healthcare, clinical roles, child development and education, sports, exercise and occupational psychology.
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