Undergraduate Courses
Psychology BSc (Hons) - 3 YearOverview
This Psychology course allows you to consider ‘big issues’ in contemporary psychology as well as studying pioneering approaches and major thinkers. Choose modules in your final year that suit your particular interests, including mental health and illness, addiction and clinical neuropsychology.
Career ready
Graduates from this course can move into a broad range of careers spanning management, personnel, social work, public services, counselling and advertising, or alternatively, pursue postgraduate qualifications in specific fields of psychological practice such as clinical or forensic psychology.
Course Structure
Teaching methods include, lectures, seminars, group work and e-learning. We encourage you to develop independent study skills.
You will also have opportunities to present ideas to other students and develop concepts within groups. Teaching takes advantage of the University’s specialist psychological and computer laboratories.
As well as assessments that count towards your degree, there are also on-going assessments for feedback and consolidating your learning. Assessment methods include written coursework, projects, presentations and exams.
Course Detail
PSY122
Genes to Mind
PSY123
Mind to World
PSY125
Psychology in the Media
PSY140
Being a Psychologist
PSY141
Introduction to Mental Health
PSY247
Twenty-Four, Seven: Everyday Motivations and Biases
PSY260
Psychological Research and Design Analysis
PSY261
Future Selves
PSY267
Cradle to Grave: Integrated Perspectives on Development
PSY268
Meet the Relatives: Evolutionary Psychology and Animal Behaviour
PSY270
Assessment, Formulation and Evidence-Based Practice
PSY332
Empirical Project
PSY335
Occupational Psychology
PSY340
Mental Health and Illness
PSY373
Health Psychology and Behaviour Change
PSY380
From Research to Reality