Program Overview
The course intends to equip you with the necessary psychological knowledge, values, attitudes and skills required to practise as a neuropsychologist. 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, young people, adults and older adults, 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 persons 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 Neuropsychology programme is the only route in Malta through which, when followed by two years of supervised practice, where you can obtain a warrant to practise as Neuropsychologists. The course intends to equip you with the necessary psychological knowledge, values, attitudes and skills required to practise as a neuropsychologist. 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, young people, adults and older adults, 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 persons 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 Neuropsychology programme is the only route in Malta through which, when followed by two years of supervised practice, where you can obtain a warrant to practise as Neuropsychologists.
Career Opportunities
By acquiring the Master of Psychology in Neuropsychology degree, followed by two years of supervised practice, you will be eligible to work as a warranted Neuropsychologist in a variety of community and acute health and rehabilitation settings. Neuropsychologists address neurobehavioral problems related to acquired or developmental disorders of the nervous system. The types of problems are extremely varied and include such conditions as dementia, vascular disorders, Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, learning disabilities, neuropsychiatric disorders, infectious disease affecting the CNS, neurodevelopmental disorders, metabolic disease and neurological effects of medical disorders or treatment. Neuropsychologists apply specialized knowledge in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with neurological, medical, or neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan. The Master of Psychology in Neuropsychology also gives candidates access to doctoral programmes in psychology locally.
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 PSY5649 Core Placement 1: Neuropsychology - Children and Adolescents 10 ECTS PSY5652 Neuropsychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents 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 PSY5650 Foundations of Clinical Neuropsychology 5 ECTS PSY5651 Development of Neural Systems 5 ECTS Semester 2 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) PSY5614 Leading Groups in Professional Settings 5 ECTS PSY5653 The Neuropsychological Profiles of Developmental and Acquired Brain Disorders 5 ECTS PSY5654 Rehabilitation in Context 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 PSY5655 Core Placement 2: Neuropsychology - 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 PSY5656 Neuropsychological Assessment of Adults 5 ECTS PSY5657 Adult Neuropsychological Disorders - Assessment and Intervention 5 ECTS PSY5658 Management of Adult Rehabilitation and Recovery 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 Neuropsychology - M.Psy. (Neuro.) - 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
