BSc Psychology
Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below: A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required. BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required. T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required. International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required. If you don’t meet the entry requirements above, we may be able to accept your prior learning or experience from outside of formal education. See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more. English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Psychology, examining the mind and human behaviour through scientific methods and critical analysis. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society, enabling graduates meeting the requirements to register with the BPS. Students may undertake a professional placement year and complete a final-year dissertation.
Modules
- Investigating and Applying Psychology
- Foundations in Psychology
- Professional Skills in Psychology
- Debates in Psychological and Critical Thinking
- Worlds of Ideas
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Social and Developmental Psychology
- Brain and Behaviour
- Understanding and Measuring Human Variation
- Clinical Psychology
- Counselling Psychology
- Business Psychology
- Criminal and Forensic Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Work Placement
- Health: Mind, Body, Society
- Professional Placement Year
- Dissertation
- Contemporary Application of Psychological Science
- Environmental Psychology and Climate Change
- Psychology of Gender
- Cyberpsychology: Video games and Social Media
- Psychology of Ageing
- Sexual Health Psychology
- Psychology and Social Justice
- Consciousness and Cognition
- Young People, Identities and Subcultures
- Epidemiology and Public Health
- Learning in Science