My son (S19) has done two master’s programs in the UK. The first was a “conversion” psychology program at a large, highly-regarded university in Scotland, which he did not enjoy at all. That program is intended for students who do not have undergraduate psychology degrees from a UK university. My son did have a psychology undergraduate degree from a US university, so part of the problem may have been simply boredom at again studying things he already knew, but he also disliked the very large and impersonal classes he encountered. His second masters is a degree in sports psychology at St Mary’s University in Twickenham, London that he will complete next month (the conversion degree was a requirement for admission to this second program). He has loved the program at St Mary’s, which has been more like his LAC experience in the US - fewer than 15 students in the program, no TAs, close interaction with the professors, etc. So I think it would be important to look carefully at the specific programs your student may be interested in.
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