UEL, UCL , Greenwich?? MSc Psychology Conversion in London?

Thanks for your post, I have the same questions with those universities as my choices, I haven't applied yet as I'm still deciding between which I'd go for. At the moment I'm most attracted to UEL because of their Neurology lab led by Dr Wass from 'The Secret Life of four and five year olds', one of my favourite programs that inspired me to considering psychology. However, with the pandemic's restrictions, would we be able to get as much access as we like ? There're also some feedback that showed difficulties getting response from UEL staffs especially if they're not your assigned course tutors. Does that mean the Conversion degree would not let us have as much opportunities as other Specialist Masters > If so then would it matter to choose a University with less lab access but higher academic teaching quality and connections to placements ? I too will be residing in South London, within Greenwich, so would much prefer a shorter commute for sure. Appreciate any advise I could get, thanks in advance !

Hi Riane, I don’t know the answer about access but I was most attracted the to UEL too for similar reasons but within Positive Psychology and then found out that the main teacher had left. I emailed the head of department twice now to find out who is replacing him but no reply. I did have a lovely conversation with the lead of the MSc there though. I drove out there over the weekend and it is a bit far for me I think. Inalso emailed the lead at Greenwich and he responded v quickly and was super helpful. UEL has my main subject interests but not sure I can really justify the travel combined with worries over who is teaching what! I may go for a safer option. Applied to Westminster and UCL but not heard back yet. I guess safest would be UCL then Greenwich and Westminster equally. Heart says UEL but head is not sure!! Sorry probably not v helpful to you

Thanks Sara, that's actually really helpful! Curious as to how you think Greenwich and UEL compare? I have a design background so I was hoping I could get a bit more out of the student life at UEL being an Arts College and potentially think about making some Creative Collaborations to draw these two fields together. UCL is also a popular choice for its fantastic Academic reputation but I'm worried it'd be too theoretically based and that my chances of getting in is slim with my Bachelors degree being in Fashion Design. Since you have already gone through the application process successfully, would you have any advise on getting psychology short courses or volunteering work so that the CV would be more relatable ? I would definitely try to get in touch with the tutors too, really appreciate your advice.

Hi Sara, thanks for your advice! Really admire that you're choosing to embark on this journey with 2 young children, we should definitely stay in touch, I will be residing in Greenwich myself, in New Charlton. At the moment I am based in Hong Kong for work but will return to London in the Summer, I'm finishing up a couple of basic certification courses in psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy. Good shoutout on Coursera, I've always seen their Ads in social media will definitely check them out. Really need to start nailing down my course applications, will sure keep you posted when they decide to take me