BSc Psychology with a Foundation Year
Entry requirements
A level: CDD IB: 80 tariff points - typically H5, H4, H4 or equivalent
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Psychology, combining the study of human behaviour, research methods, and statistical analysis. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Human Behaviour. The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), a professional body that sets standards for psychology education in the UK. A final-year Psychology Project requires students to plan, conduct, and write up their own empirical research under academic supervision, drawing on skills built across the degree.
Modules
- Succeeding at University and Beyond
- Research Methods: Science and Psychology
- Biological and Cognitive Psychology
- Making Sense of Psychological Data
- Understanding People and Groups
- Big Questions in Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Conducting, Using, and Evaluating Research
- Brain and Cognition
- Personality and Social Psychology
- Topics in Business Psychology
- Understanding Psychological Distress: A normal reaction to adverse experiences?
- The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
- Using Practical Psychology
- Psychology Project
- Business Psychology in Context
- Forensic Psychology: Real-World Applications
- Cognition in Action
- Challenging and Diversifying Perspectives on Distress
- Study Design and Data Collection