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Online Learning

The School of Psychology offers a range of online degrees and short courses that allow you to learn new skills, explore your interests or move your career forward. All of our online courses and degree programmes are designed to be flexible, so you can study around full-time work or other commitments. Explore our range of online learning options below!

Online Degree Programmes

Human Factors and Safety

Access flexible online human factors training. Study with psychologists and industry experts and earn an MSc, PgDip or PgCert in human factors. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Psychological Studies

Join our flexible online Masters degree in psychology, open to students who have a degree in another subject. 10% NHS staff discount.

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Psychology in the Workplace

Earn a Masters in occupational psychology online. Study flexibly and choose from a range of workplace psychology courses. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Online Short Courses

Discovering Mindfulness

Build your skills and resilience with this flexible online course. Explore the theory, science, and philosophy behind mindfulness with expert practitioners and researchers.

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Human Factors in Industrial Practice

Gain a fresh perspective on workplace safety and performance. Learn about Human Factors to evaluate and improve safety wherever you work.

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Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace

Investigate how mental health, wellbeing and work are related. Learn from expert psychologists and learn to create a mentally healthy workplace, in the office and remotely.

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Mental Health and Working with Vulnerable Groups

In this short course for Advanced Clinical Practitioners, you will develop your skills in mental health care and assessment, and earn credits towards an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.

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Mindful Wellbeing for Teachers with Stress and Anxiety

Discover practical mindfulness techniques to reduce the impact of stress and anxiety in the classroom and beyond with our free online course for teachers.

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Mindfulness in the Classroom

Join our part-time online mindfulness course for teachers. Learn to build a safe, evidenced, and ethical approach to using mindfulness techniques with children.

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Organisational Culture and Conflict

Explore workplace culture and conflict from a psychological perspective, and add career-enhancing skills to your CV.

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Organisational Psychology

Explore human behaviour in the workplace with business psychology experts and learn to use the tools of psychology to improve the working lives of employees.

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Organisational Safety and Risk

Explore organisational safety and risk management from a psychological perspective. Add organisational safety skills to your CV in weeks in this flexible online short course.

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Safety Critical Skills in Industry

Safety critical skills, also known as non-technical skills, make work safer and more efficient. Learn how to identify, assess and improve these skills in your industry and workplace.

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The Psychology of Human-AI Interaction

Explore how artificial intelligence (AI) shapes our psychology, and how we shape AI in return, in this short course designed to help you understand and influence the future of human-AI interaction.

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The Psychology of Social Bias

Find out how social bias develops and explore social bias in the workplace, its effect on individuals and psychology, and strategies for addressing social bias.

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The Psychology of Wellbeing

Gain a psychological understanding of our emotions and behaviour and uncover new ways to improve mental health and wellbeing.

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