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BSc Psychology

University of Leeds

Institution
University of Leeds
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Psychology
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
C800
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 35

Entry requirements

A level: AAA (specific subject requirements) BTEC: We accept science-based BTECs at Distinction. Where a non-science BTEC is taken alongside A levels, your A levels must include a relevant science subject (see above). IB: 35 points overall with a higher-level science subject at grade 6 or above. You must also satisfy the English and Maths GCSE or equivalent requirement.

About this course

BSc in Psychology, a psychology degree centred on the scientific study of mind and behaviour across a wide range of human thoughts, feelings, and actions. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods. The course includes the option of a study abroad year or an industrial placement year. The first year covers foundational subjects through Development Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Research Skills and Statistics, Biological Psychology, Social and Health Psychology, and Applied Research in Psychology, alongside an optional discovery module. The second year progresses with Brain and Behaviour, Social Psychology of People in Context, Advanced Research Skills and Statistics, Psychology through the Lifespan, Cognition and Perception, and Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology, plus another discovery module. The final year involves a major project alongside a diverse range of compulsory subjects covering advanced and applied topics such as Health Psychology, Applied Psychology, Occupational Health Psychology, Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Psychology, Applied Social Psychology, Work Psychology: Applying Theory to Practice in the Workplace, Feminist Social Psychology, The Biopsychology of Human Appetite, The Spatial World, Techniques in Human Neuropsychology, Criminological Psychology: Violence, Drugs and Sex, The Biopsychology of Human Energy Balance, Politics on the Brain, The Visual Interpretation of the Social World, Applications of Learning Theory to Psychological Disorders, Social Neuroscience, Robotics and AI, Reasoning and Decision Making, The Psychology of Eyewitness Testimony, One Brain, Two Hemispheres, Development of Language and Literacy, Cognition and Emotion, Biopsychosocial Issues in Ageing, and Developmental Psychopathology.

Modules

  • Development Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Research Skills and Statistics
  • Biological Psychology
  • Social and Health Psychology
  • Applied Research in Psychology
  • Discovery module
  • Brain and Behaviour
  • Social Psychology of People in Context
  • Advanced Research Skills and Statistics
  • Psychology through the Lifespan
  • Cognition and Perception
  • Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology
  • Discovery module
  • Major Project
  • Health Psychology
  • Applied Psychology
  • Occupational Health Psychology
  • Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Psychology
  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Work Psychology: Applying Theory to Practice in the Workplace
  • Feminist Social Psychology
  • The Biopsychology of Human Appetite
  • The Spatial World
  • Techniques in Human Neuropsychology
  • Criminological Psychology: Violence, Drugs and Sex
  • The Biopsychology of Human Energy Balance
  • Politics on the Brain
  • The Visual Interpretation of the Social World
  • Applications of Learning Theory to Psychological Disorders
  • Social Neuroscience, Robotics and AI
  • Reasoning and Decision Making
  • The Psychology of Eyewitness Testimony
  • One Brain, Two Hemispheres
  • Development of Language and Literacy
  • Cognition and Emotion
  • Biopsychosocial Issues in Ageing
  • Developmental Psychopathology