Alliance Manchester Business School - The University of Manchester
MSc in Business Psychology
Manchester, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
12 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
04 Jul 2027*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
GBP 31,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Applications received after our final selection deadline will be considered at our discretion if places are still available
** UK students per annum: £15,800| International, including EU, students per annum: £31,000
Key Summary
About: The MSc in Business Psychology at Alliance Manchester Business School combines organizational psychology theory and research methods with applied and practical experience. Manchester is known for research excellence. You don't need membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS); BPS Occupational Test User (Level A and B) training is included in tuition fees. The course develops skills in psychometrics, occupational testing, people analytics, employee assessment and organizational behavior, preparing you for roles that apply psychological science to business challenges.
Career Outcomes: Graduate destinations include HR consultant, organizational development specialist, learning and development manager, talent management analyst, and people analytics professional.
Understand the science of workplace behaviour through a specialist master's designed for aspiring business psychology professionals.
- Develop advanced skills in psychological assessment, research, data analysis and organisational problem-solving that can be applied across a wide range of people-focused careers.
- Study in Manchester, a global business city and home to one of the UK's largest campus-based business and management school.
- Apply psychological theory to real workplace challenges, exploring leadership, motivation, wellbeing, organisational change and employee development.
- Study at Alliance Manchester Business School, one of the UK's leading business schools, with master's programmes recognised in the QS Business Master's Rankings 2026.
Special Features
Build specialist workplace psychology expertise
Develop knowledge and research skills across key areas of organisational psychology, including leadership, motivation, wellbeing, learning and development, organisational change and psychological assessment in the workplace.
Study alongside Organisational Psychology students
You will learn alongside students on the MSc Organisational Psychology programme and benefit from exposure to the same core teaching, research approaches and workplace psychology themes.
Develop research and analytical capabilities
Gain experience in research design, advanced data gathering and analytical techniques that help organisations understand complex workplace issues and support effective decision-making.
Apply psychology to business and organisational challenges
Learn how psychological theory can be used to support employee development, workplace performance, organisational effectiveness and positive employee experiences.
Learn within a leading business school environment
Study at Alliance Manchester Business School, where understanding people and organisations is explored alongside wider business and management practice.
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Course units details
During the course, you will be taking 180 credits in total. The eight taught units during semesters one and two total 120 credits.
Over the summer period, you will carry out your Research Dissertation, worth 60 credits.
For an up-to-date list of modules, you can visit the 'Course Details' tab on the course page.
Coursework and assessment
Assessment across the course units varies, and includes a combination of examinations, report, course work, practical assessment and presentations.
Students taking the MSc Business Psychology course will sit with students from MSc Organisational Psychology and study the same course modules.
Build theoretical knowledge and research skills used in organisational psychology.
Gain understanding and research skills in the following areas:
- Psychological Assessment at Work
- Learning, Training and Development
- Leadership, Engagement and Motivation
- Well-being and Work
- Work Design, Organisational Change and Development
- Research Design, Advanced-Data Gathering and Analytical Techniques
- Applying Psychology to Work and Organisations
Funding Opportunities for Master's Degrees
Please see our up to date funding information below. On this page, you can find funding options for UK and international students. There are also several external awards that you can apply for directly.
To find out more about the graduate outcomes for this course, please see the Careers Information document.
This course is a 12 month full-time course, based in Manchester. All our MSc courses are taught in Manchester only; they are not available to study online.