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About this degree
This programme has a predominant psychoanalytic approach but provides a comprehensive understanding of early child development through a range of theoretical and clinical perspectives.
Students are able to apply this understanding in a supervised clinical placement usually in the NHS, the Anna Freud clinical services or external charities/organisations, as well as conducting an Anna Freud-led research project or alternatively in collaboration with external partners.
This two-year full-time MSc programme (formerly known as MSc in Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology) has undergone changes to bring it up to date with current research and clinical practice.
Who this course is for
Usually, prospective students have an undergraduate degree in psychology or another relevant social, clinical or life science discipline and have obtained some prior experience of related research. However, we also welcome applicants from other academic backgrounds and mature students already working with children or families. Some experience of working with children is also desirable if possible.
What this course will give you
Teaching on the programme is based at Anna Freud in London, a world-renowned centre for research, training and clinical practice in the field of child mental health.
The MSc is also based within the UCL Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, one of the world's leading integrated departments of research and teaching in mind, behaviour and language. UCL is ranked first for research power in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience by the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), with more than two thirds of our research in these areas rated as world-leading (4*).
This MSc integrates different theoretical and clinical perspectives and gives students the opportunity to develop skills necessary to work with babies, children under the age of five and families. While the MSc has a predominantly psychoanalytic approach, it integrates current research from developmental psychology and neuroscience.
The programme envisages its graduates as being able to translate concepts across these domains and therefore develop an appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of each domain itself and areas of overlap between domains. As such, it forms an excellent basis for careers in academia, clinical work and research.