Doctor of Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology (DECAP): Fees & Entry Requirements at Queen's University Belfast, UK

Doctor of Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology (DECAP)

UK

What will I learn?

The DECAP programme is a three year full time course leading to a professional qualification in Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology. The programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as conferring eligibility for Chartered Status and approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of training educational psychologists. The DECAP programme is funded by the Department of Education. Successful applicants may be offered training bursaries which carry a binding commitment to apply for educational psychology posts within the Education Authority in Northern Ireland and, having obtained a post, to work as an educational psychologist in the EA psychology service for a minimum period of three years.

Which department am I in?

School of Psychology

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£27,600.00 (30,07,191) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

December 2026

Venue

Queen's University Belfast

University Road,

Belfast,

County Antrim,

BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£27,600.00 (30,07,191) per year
This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

December 2027

Venue

Queen's University Belfast

University Road,

Belfast,

County Antrim,

BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants must have a 2.1 Honours degree in Psychology, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. Applicants who have obtained a Psychology qualification by graduate study may be considered if evidence of study in Psychology at 2.1 standard is provided. The qualification must be such that the applicant is, or will be, eligible for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS) by the application closing date.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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