Kent has a really excellent reputation
for Social Psychology.
Kent is home to the Centre for the Study of Group
Processes which produces and discusses
some of the leading social
psychology research and that obviously
means that you get to learn from some of
the leading experts in the field.
I chose to go on to postgraduate study
because I feel like having an
undergraduate degree is quite common
these days and it's quite difficult
to stand out to employers without any
further training and qualifications so
I felt like doing a Master's course would
help give me that edge in the working world.
I chose this Master's course
because of the applied nature of the
course so Kent makes a real effort to go
beyond just theoretical knowledge and
actually showing you how you can apply
your understanding to real-world situations.
For example some of the
topics you might explore are how to use
social psychology to tackle social
issues such as obesity or poverty.
Probably the most interesting piece of
work I did is the research project that
every student has to do so this is a
research dissertation where you really
get to focus on an area of study that
you're interested in.
For me I was looking at leadership and innovation and
how different group scenarios influence
how well leaders can innovate. 
Kent has a wide range of facilities for social
psychology research so they have
specially designed group labs which can
be used for any study involving group
behaviour. Kent also has a computer
suite that is specifically designated
for Master's students so it's a nice
little reclusive area that you can get
some work done.
The School of Psychology has a range of research groups here so the social psychology one is Grouplab
and this is a nice informal meeting
place where staff and students can come
together and just discuss their research
and their development so I think that's
a really good way to develop your skills
as a researcher.
My advice to students coming to Kent to
study Social Psychology would be to just
really get involved in everything that
the University has to offer so this can
be academic like the research groups,
Grouplab is always good to go to, or
non-academic so Kent also has a range
of sporting and non-sporting
societies that you can take part in.
