Cognitive neuroscience to clinical psychology?

Hi 😊

I've completed a BSc in psychology and have been working for the past year as a recovery practitioner.

I am interested in studying clinical psych and am keen to do a master's, partly to help applications and partly because I enjoy studying.

I am very interested in a cognitive psychology MSc as i love the sound of the course content, but am worried this would hinder potential applications to clinical psychology in the future.

I suppose my question is, should I go for this cognitive neuroscience MSc, or should I just focus on experience? I would need to do the course part time anyway to fund it, so will hopefully be working in a related field at the same time.

Has anybody got experience going from neuroscience to clinical psychology who could possibly give some advice?

Thank you!

If it's something you are interested in, I'd say go for it! It's a relevant qualification, will improve your academic and research skills, and doing it part-time, as you say, will allow you to continue building on work experience alongside your studies. It certainly wouldn't hinder your chances at getting onto the doctorate in future, in fact, I would think it would boost your chances.

Hi 😊

I've completed a BSc in psychology and have been working for the past year as a recovery practitioner.

I am interested in studying clinical psych and am keen to do a master's, partly to help applications and partly because I enjoy studying.

I am very interested in a cognitive psychology MSc as i love the sound of the course content, but am worried this would hinder potential applications to clinical psychology in the future.

I suppose my question is, should I go for this cognitive neuroscience MSc, or should I just focus on experience? I would need to do the course part time anyway to fund it, so will hopefully be working in a related field at the same time.

Has anybody got experience going from neuroscience to clinical psychology who could possibly give some advice?

Thank you!