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Psychology

Third-cycle programme.

The post-graduate programme in psychology leads to a licentiate degree or a doctorate. The purpose of the programme is for you as a student to acquire knowledge within a defined field of p​Psychology, as well as knowledge of scientific methods relevant to the topic. The programme consists of supervised independent research and course work. The licentiate degree comprises 120 credits and the doctorate comprises 240 credits.

Within the subject of psychology at Linnaeus University, we provide postgraduate education in several areas such as clinical psychology, biological psychology, health psychology, the psychology of reading, social psychology, work and organizational psychology, and metapsychology.

Read more about the third-cycle courses at the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

General Study Plan Psychology 2022.pdf