BSc (Hons) Psychology

Undertaking this BPS-accredited course provides you with the knowledge, skills and experiences to follow a wide range of careers where you can make a real difference to people’s lives. This degree is also the first step on the path to becoming a registered psychologist working in a variety of settings including hospitals, prisons and schools.

An understanding of psychology can help to explain how individuals and groups, think, feel and behave. This course covers classic and contemporary theories and research across the core areas of psychology, including cognitive, biological, social and developmental psychology, as well as individual differences, culture and how psychology applies to everyday life. It offers you the opportunity to shape your studies with optional units in areas that interest you such as atypical child development; health psychology; counselling; criminal behaviour; and mental health.

Your studies also develop your own abilities and understanding as you learn to consider and evaluate different perspectives; increase your self-awareness through enquiry, analysis, evaluation and reflection; and build your independence and confidence through team activities and your own final-year research project.