A week in the life of an environmental psychology student
From academic research training to discussing key questions in environmental psychology, discover what a typical week looks like as an MSc Environmental Psychology student at Surrey.
You’ll gain knowledge and skills to support the design, management and use of environments that benefit the environment as well as human function and wellbeing
How you'll learn
Your teaching will be delivered through a combination of:
- Case studies
- Group work (e.g. discussion groups)
- Lectures
- Online learning
- Seminars
- Workshops.
Outside of these, you’ll be expected to carry out independent study, including coursework, place analyses and reading.
A typical week
You'll receive approximately 9 contact hours each week.
Monday
- 9.00am -10.00am – Dissertation support
- 11am to 1pm – ‘Academic Research Training’ lecture and workshop
- 1pm to 2 pm – Research group seminars (optional)
- 2pm to 4pm – ‘Qualitative Research Methods’ lecture
- 4pm to 6pm – ‘Qualitative Research Methods’ workshop
Tuesday
- 9am – 11am – ‘Key Questions in Environmental Psychology’ lectures and workshops
- 12am to 1pm – School seminars (optional)
- 2pmto 4pm – ‘Social Change and Influence’ lectures and workshops
Wednesday
- 9am to 12pm – Independent study
Please note, Wednesday afternoons are left free for sporting activities.
Thursday
- 9am to 5pm – Independent study
Friday
- 9am to 5pm – Independent study
Find out more about our MSc Environmental Psychology course
Disclaimer
The timetable and modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication and may be subject to teaching availability, student demand and/or class size caps.
