BSc Psychology with a Foundation Year
Entry requirements
80 UCAS Tariff points. Learn more about UCAS Tariff points . In addition to the A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below, applicants for this course also need GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above. If you do not have this or are not undertaking it, we accept other level 2 equivalents, or we may ask you to pass BCU's GCSE equivalency tests. A Level / AS Level: A Level: 80 UCAS Tariff points / CDD (or equivalent) AS Level: Must be in a different subject to A Levels A maximum of four subjects will be considered Pearson BTEC (Diploma / Extended Diploma/ Extended Certificate): 80 UCAS Tariff points Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications T Level: Pass overall (C or above on the core) All subjects considered Access to HE Diploma: Pass with 60 credits, 45 credits at Level 3 OCR Cambridge Technical qualifications: 80 UCAS Tariff points NCFE CACHE Level 3 qualifications: 80 UCAS Tariff points WJEC Level 3 qualifications: 80 UCAS Tariff points Considered with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) Irish Leaving Certificate (Highers): Minimum of 80 UCAS Tariff points, achieved in five Higher level subjects Scottish Higher / Advanced Higher: 80 UCAS Tariff points from three Advanced Highers (DDD) or two Advanced Highers (DD) plus two Highers (DD) Welsh Baccalaureate: 80 UCAS Tariff points. Considered with three A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications
About this course
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Foundation Year, covering Psychology. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Human Behaviour, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The foundation year offers an additional year of preparatory study for students who do not meet standard entry requirements. The programme holds British Psychological Society accreditation for Graduate Basis for Chartership.
Modules
- Thinking Psychologically
- Developing Academic Skills for Success
- Real World Psychology
- Controversies and Myths in Psychology
- Psychology Foundation Mini Research Project
- Modern World Psychology
- Perspectives within Psychology
- Doing Psychological Research 2
- Psychology in Practice
- The Future of Psychology
- Lifespan Psychology
- The Human Brain: Biological and Cognitive Psychology
- Research Methods and Analysis in Psychology
- Creativity, Art and Media
- Cyberpsychology
- Work Experience
- Psychopathology
- Infancy
- Stress and Health
- Positive Psychology and Wellbeing
- Debates in Psychology
- Forensic Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Work and Organisational Psychology
- Ageing, the Brain and Society
- The Psychology of Addiction
- Educational Psychology
- The Psychology of Eating Behaviours and Body Image
- Decolonising Psychology
- Gender and Sexualities
- Developmental Psychology Conditions
- Professional Skills in Psychology
- The Psychology of Policing and Criminal Justice