Our PsychD in Clinical Psychology is a three-year practitioner doctorate which provides high-calibre professional clinical psychology training based on a coherent synthesis of psychological theory, research and clinical practice. You’ll begin your training with five weeks of compulsory teaching, which will explore adult mental health problems, working within the NHS, and experiential therapy skills training to prepare you for your first placement. You’ll then begin your clinical practice, spending two and a half days a week on clinical placement, two days a week back at the University for teaching or research, and half a day a week on private study. This pattern will continue for your three years of full-time training (though there is no formal teaching during August). Most of your teaching will support each of your placements, so you’ll be properly equipped to work with your clients. Over the course of the three years, you’ll build up the breadth and depth of your clinical skills in both applied psychology and psychotherapy, and by the end of the programme you’ll be equipped to work with a wide variety of different clients in different contexts. You’ll also conduct research throughout your three years of training. You’ll be assigned a supervisor for each aspect of your programme, which will include members of the course team, academics from within the School of Psychology and external clinical psychologists working in the NHS and elsewhere. Your supervisors bring expert knowledge and experience, and will guide you through your research. You’ll attend research workshops and seminars to develop your literature review, research proposal writing and critical academic skills, and attend seminars on research methodologies. You’ll be assessed through academic and clinical assignments, as well as on your original research, assessed through a viva examination. You’ll receive feedback throughout your assessments.