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MSc Psychology Work Placement

PRMP148
Closed
University of Stirling
University of Stirling
Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elena Gheorghiu
Associate Professor
(3)
4
Timeline
  • December 11, 2023
    Experience start
  • July 30, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
32/32 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries
Categories
Data analysis Community engagement Social work Social sciences Scientific research
Skills
online communication psychology
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from University of Stirling to be your virtual interns, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one or more projects of your choosing over the internship period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.


Students in this program are looking for projects that should increase their understanding of psychology in a work context. Because psychology graduates go into many different areas, it is very flexible.The MSc / graduate work placement program involves pairing a graduate placement student with a host organisation, under the supervision of a mentor from that organisation.


MSc students are required to complete 160 hours of placement work between November and July (when in that time the hours done are very flexible).


Projects can be conducted in person or remotely, or a combination of the two. Projects can be completed by an individual student or a team of students.

Learners
Graduate
Any level
110 learners
Project
160 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project / internship. However, these deliverables must be discussed and agreed upon prior to the start of the internship.


Students will be required to produce a final written assessment (placement report about the skils they learned).


For examples please see our webpage here.

Project timeline
  • December 11, 2023
    Experience start
  • July 30, 2024
    Experience end
Project Examples

Students will complete a project for your organization over the placement period. We suggest providing a starting project, but as the placement goes on there may be other duties or projects the student is asked to complete as well. Providing a central project creates structure for the internship, and gives the student (and company) a tangible goal.


Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

  • befriending
  • organising events
  • creating outreach materials
  • contributing to business plans
  • creating a social media campaign to increase awareness of your organisation or product
  • research
  • testing products or service in the design phase
  • client and service users survey
  • data analysis
  • literature reviews and report writing

For more information on these student placements, please click here.

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

A representative of the company will be available for a pre-selection discussion with the administrator of the course to review the project scope.

A representative of the company will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.

Before starting any placement, a project planning form, risk assessment, ethical approval (if the project involves data collection by the student, etc), will need to be signed by all parties (student, placement host and university).