MSc Psychology of Individual Differences in Edinburgh United Kingdom | The University of Edinburgh

This specialized program provides focused advanced education in individual differences psychology, developing expertise in two fundamental areas: personality and cognitive abilities (intelligence). It explores the psychological variations between individuals and examines how these differences impact people's lives.

Your MSc concludes with a research dissertation in a key study area: an innovative, publishable research project developed in partnership with a faculty member specializing in your chosen topic.

The University of Edinburgh is exceptionally qualified to deliver this program due to its distinguished legacy of groundbreaking research and instruction in individual differences. The teaching team includes globally renowned scholars from our Individual Differences Research Group, with specialization in areas such as:

assessing personality traits and their origins/effects
cognitive ability
the science of wellbeing
primate behavior studies