Master of Psychology in Educational Psychology
University of Malta
Information last verified July 2026
Program Overview
The course equips you with the necessary educational psychology knowledge, values, attitudes and skills required to practise as an Educational Psychologist. This is done firstly through taught units on the theories and research on the promotion of health and wellbeing, development and learning of all children and young people, and on relevant prevention, assessment and intervention strategies. Secondly, you will have 9 hours of supervised field placement per week throughout the course to develop the professional values, ethics, attitudes and skills to address the various needs of children through individual, group, system, and society level strategies. Thirdly, you are also provided with training in research including the submission of a dissertation. The Master of Psychology in Educational Psychology programme is the only route in Malta through which, when followed by two years of supervised practice, you can obtain a warrant to practice as an Educational Psychologist. The course equips you with the necessary educational psychology knowledge, values, attitudes and skills required to practise as an Educational Psychologist. This is done firstly through taught units on the theories and research on the promotion of health and wellbeing, development and learning of all children and young people, and on relevant prevention, assessment and intervention strategies. Secondly, you will have 9 hours of supervised field placement per week throughout the course to develop the professional values, ethics, attitudes and skills to address the various needs of children through individual, group, system, and society level strategies. Thirdly, you are also provided with training in research including the submission of a dissertation. The Master of Psychology in Educational Psychology programme is the only route in Malta through which, when followed by two years of supervised practice, you can obtain a warrant to practice as an Educational Psychologist.
Career Opportunities
You can work as a warranted Educational Psychologist in schools and other education, mental health and community settings, after acquiring the Master of Psychology in Educational Psychology degree, followed by two years of supervised practice. Educational psychologists often work with children and families at risk, children and young people with developmental, learning difficulties and disabilities, including socio-emotional, behavioural and academic challenges arising from individual as well as contextual factors. The Master of Psychology in Educational Psychology also provides access to doctoral programmes in psychology both locally and overseas.
Program Curriculum
Year 1 Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) FSD5572 Family Therapy and Systemic Practice 5 ECTS PSY5608 Research Methods 10 ECTS PSY5616 Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents 5 ECTS PSY5626 Core Placement 1 Educational Psychology - Children and Adolescents 10 ECTS PSY5628 Psychological Assessment of Children - Educational Focus 5 ECTS Semester 1 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) PSY5613 Psychotherapeutic Approaches: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Humanistic-Existential Therapy and Couples Therapy 5 ECTS PSY5627 Human Development, Learning and Education 5 ECTS PSY5659 Development Psychopathology 5 ECTS Semester 2 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) PSY5614 Leading Groups in Professional Settings 5 ECTS PSY5629 Barriers to Learning Development 5 ECTS Year 2 Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) PSY5593 Dissertation 30 ECTS PSY5630 Core Placement 2 Educational Psychology - Adults 10 ECTS Semester 1 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) PSY5618 Psychotherapeutic Approaches: CBT, Ethics and Psychopharmacology 5 ECTS PSY5619 Clinical Neuropsychology – Theory and Practice 5 ECTS PSY5631 Consultation Approaches to Assessment and Intervention 5 ECTS PSY5632 Educational Systems Change: School, Classroom and Curricular Organisation 5 ECTS This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the degree of Master of Psychology in Educational Psychology - M.Psy. (Ed.) - under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must be in possession of: Refer to the list of country-specific qualifications Applicants must be proficient in the Maltese language and be in possession of either: a Bachelor degree in Psychology with at least Second Class Honours (Upper Division), or an equivalent qualification from this or another university or a Bachelor degree in Psychology with at least Second Class Honours (Lower Division), together with a Master's degree in Psychology-related areas from this or another University or a Bachelor degree in Psychology or a Bachelor degree with Psychology as a main area of study, in both cases obtained with at least Category IIA or another degree in a related area deemed relevant by the Board of Studies obtained with at least Second Class (Honours)(Upper Division), provided that all applicants applying in terms of this paragraph would either have obtained 60 ECTS credits in Psychology, as approved by the Board, following the award of their degree, or have obtained the Higher Diploma in Psychology with at least Pass with Merit, which together with their degree are deemed to be comparable to the qualification indicated in paragraph (a). In addition to the qualifications listed above, applicants are also required to have either: a minimum of 2400 hours of experience in a clinical or counselling or educational or forensic or health or neuropsychology setting, or a minimum of 1200 hours of experience in a clinical or counselling or educational or forensic or health or neuropsychology setting, under the supervision of a warranted psychologist. This experience should normally be obtained after applicants have been awarded the qualification indicated in the above paragraphs. Professional aptitude and disposition shall be measured by means of exercises involving role play with a client, group discussion, and personal interview. Applicants who obtain less than 60% for the professional aptitude and disposition criterion shall automatically not be admitted into th
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
€26,800 (Non-EU)
About University of Malta
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
TheUniversity of Malta(Maltese:L-Università ta' Malta;UM; formerlyUOM) is apublic research universityin the towns ofMsidaandValletta, Malta. It serves as theflagshipandnational universityof...
University Profile- Start Date October
- Language English
- Duration 2 years
- Credits 120
