- Level
- Postgraduate
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Subject
- Medicine
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Next intake
- SEP 2026
Overview
The Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) course provides a comprehensive training programme comprising concurrent academic teaching (on average two days per week) and clinical work placements based mainly in the NHS (on average three days per week). The overarching purpose of the clinical psychology training course is to supply highly competent clinical psychologists for the NHS and related settings. Please view the full Trainee Person Specification if you are interested in this course. On successful completion of training, you will meet the Health and Care Professions Council's requirements for registration as a Practitioner Psychologist. You will also satisfy the British Psychological Society's Committee on Training in Clinical Psychology requirements (BPS, CTCP) for becoming a Chartered Psychologist, making this Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology an ideal pathway to professional accreditation. You will participate in a broad-based clinical-academic programme, designed and taught by a diverse core team, selected invited external speakers, and NHS specialists. The clinical psychology course covers all of the major theoretical and clinical approaches to clinical psychology. This Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course requires you to fulfil two main minimum criteria to
Entry requirements
| Degree | 2:1 · or above; 60% |
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English language requirements
| IELTS | 7.0 overall, no part below 6.5 |
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Overall Academic IELTS 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in Writing and Speaking; minimum 6.5 in Reading and Listening (or recognised equivalent).If you do not meet the academic English language requirements for your course, you may be eligible to enrol onto a pre-sessional English course. The length of the
Start dates
September 2026
Application deadline
Rolling admissions - apply early
Campus
- Stratford Campus, London, United Kingdom