BSc Psychology with Education Studies
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Education Studies, a psychology with education studies degree exploring the science of mind and behaviour alongside educational theory. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, Human Behaviour, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students can complete a four-year route including an optional placement year, and the curriculum is accredited by the British Psychological Society. The first year establishes core foundations through modules such as Professional Skills for Psychologists, Cognition, Brain, and Development: Research and Theory, Childhood, Social Justice and Education, and Individual Differences and Social Psychology: Theory and Research. The second year advances these concepts with compulsory study in Mind, Brain and Behaviour, Psychology Across the Lifespan, Cultural and Technological Transformations in Education, and Personality and Social Psychology, alongside optional choices including Psychology and Mental Health, Psychology of Social Problems, and Clinical Psychology: Theory and Practice. In the third year, students undertake a Psychology project alongside compulsory modules like Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology, Employability Skills and Psychology, Disability and Inclusivity in Society, and Psychology & Culture: Global Issues & International Perspectives. Optional modules in the final year allow specialisation in areas such as Counselling Psychology, Cognitive Neuropsychology, Wellbeing and Positive Psychology, Introduction to Data Science for Psychologists, Psychology of Addiction, and Gender and Education.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM Contextual Offer: DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education. This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual T Levels: Merit Access to HE: Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit International Baccalaureate (IB): 26 GCSEs: 5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.5 overall is essential.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 93%: 40 offers from 43 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 94%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 95%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 20%
Most common jobs
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 16%
- Caring personal services: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 9%
- Administrative occupations: 8%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 155 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 76%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 7%
- South West: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 110 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 98%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Professional Skills for Psychologists
- Cognition, Brain, and Development: Research and Theory
- Childhood, Social Justice and Education
- Individual Differences and Social Psychology: Theory and Research
- Mind, Brain and Behaviour
- Psychology Across the Lifespan
- Psychology and Mental Health
- Psychology of Social Problems
- Clinical Psychology: Theory and Practice
- Clinical Psychology
- Cultural and Technological Transformations in Education
- Personality and Social Psychology
- Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- Employability Skills and Psychology
- Counselling Psychology
- Cognitive Neuropsychology
- Wellbeing and Positive Psychology
- Introduction to Data Science for Psychologists
- Loss, Grief and Bereavement: Cultural, Social, and Therapeutic Perspectives
- Psychology of Addiction
- Psychology of Human Rights, Activism and Social Justice
- Psychology and Culture: Global Issues and International Perspectives
- Gender and Education
- Adult Learners and Lifelong Learning
- Psychology project
- Disability and Inclusivity in Society
- Psychology & Culture: Global Issues & International Perspectives
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Psychology with Education Studies at De Montfort University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £18,500 after 3 years, £22,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £15,500 and £28,500.
What do graduates of BSc Psychology with Education Studies at De Montfort University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Psychology with Education Studies at De Montfort University?
98% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BSc Psychology with Education Studies at De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 102 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Psychology with Education Studies at De Montfort University?
93% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 40 offers from 43 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Is BSc Psychology with Education Studies at De Montfort University accredited?
Yes. Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Does BSc Psychology with Education Studies at De Montfort University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Psychology with Education Studies at De Montfort University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.