- Degree awarded
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Duration
- 1 year
- Entry requirements
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We require a First or Upper Second class honours degree (2:1, with 60% average) from a UK university or the overseas equivalent. To be admitted to this British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited programme, your first degree must be recognised by the BPS as providing the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the BPS
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You will need to provide evidence that you have GBC or are eligible for GBC. Please visit the BPS website
for further information and to start a membership application. Please send proof of your membership to the Admissions Office.
If you are not eligible for GBC, you might wish to consider our MSc Business Psychology
course. You will need to submit a new application for this programme online.
When assessing your academic record, we take into account your grade average and grade profile and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.
Full entry requirements
- How to apply
Apply online >>
Staged Admissions Deadlines
Course options
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Course overview
Develop specialist knowledge of workplace behaviour through a BPS-accredited route into organisational psychology.
- Build the advanced psychological, analytical and professional skills needed for a career in occupational psychology through a British Psychological Society (BPS)-accredited programme.
- Study in Manchester, a global business city and home to the UK's largest campus-based business and management school.
- Gain an accredited route into occupational psychology designed specifically for graduates with a recognised psychology background.
- Study at Alliance Manchester Business School, one of the UK's leading business schools, with several master's programmes ranked among the UK's best in the QS Business Master's Rankings 2026
Open days
Alliance Manchester Business School and the university both hold regular events throughout the year, including webinars and the annual on-campus Master's Expo, all of which offer the opportunity to find out more about our facilities and courses from our academic and admissions staff.
This year sign up for webinars as part of our ‘Original Thinking for the Next Generation’ Webinar series, exclusively at Alliance Manchester Business School. Join a webinar to hear from academics and employers about the skills students gain, how they are applied in the workplace, and where they could take you next.
We also attend a number of education fairs both in the UK and overseas throughout the year. For more details on how you can meet us, visit our events page.
Fees
Fees for entry in 2027 have not yet been set. For reference, the fees for the academic year beginning September 2026 were as follows:
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MSc (full-time)
UK students (per annum): £15,800
International, including EU, students (per annum): £31,000
The fees quoted above are fully inclusive of tuition, administration and computational costs.
Fees for entry are subject to yearly review. The University reserves the right to increase your tuition fee by up to 7% each year for courses lasting more than one year, including to reflect rising costs associated with delivering our educational and wider student experience. Postgraduate fees information
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Always contact the admissions team if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships summary
We know that student finance can be complicated. The links below provide further information to help guide you.
Learn more about - student finance options for UK students.
Learn more about - fees and finance for international students.
Graduates of The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University can receive a 10% discount on their master's degree tuition fees as part of our Manchester Alumni Loyalty Discount scheme.
