BSc Psychology with Education
Entry requirements
A level: AAB (specific subject requirements) BTEC: We accept science-based BTEC qualifications (with Distinctions), alongside non-performance/arts based A-levels. IB: 35 points overall (16 at Higher Level). You must study a science at Higher Level and achieve grade 6 or above.
About this course
BSc in Psychology with Education, a psychology in education degree focused on the application of psychological principles within educational settings. Core topics include Statistics and Research Methods. The course includes a major project and a practical placement module providing hands-on experience in an educational environment. The first year introduces foundational themes through compulsory modules such as Psychological Approaches to Child Development and Education, Cognitive Psychology, Social and Health Psychology, and Biological Psychology. The second year builds upon this knowledge with compulsory modules including Psychological Approaches to Supporting Development and Learning, The Brain and Learning, Social Psychology in Education, and Advanced Research Skills and Statistics in Psychology. The final year involves compulsory study in Major Project, Students into Education, and Supporting Learning in Children with Additional Needs. Optional modules allow students to explore topics such as The Spatial World, Reasoning and Decision Making, Occupational Health Psychology, and Children's Literature in Education.
Modules
- Psychological Approaches to Child Development and Education
- Cognitive Psychology
- Social and Health Psychology
- Biological Psychology
- Introducing Research Skills and Statistics in Psychology
- Applied Research Skills and Statistics
- Psychological Approaches to Supporting Development and Learning
- The Brain and Learning
- Social Psychology in Education
- Advanced Research Skills and Statistics in Psychology
- Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology
- Major Project
- Students into Education
- Supporting Learning in Children with Additional Needs
- The Spatial World
- Reasoning and Decision Making
- Occupational Health Psychology
- One Brain, Two Hemispheres
- Cognition and Emotion
- Feminist Social Psychology
- Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Psychology
- Children's Literature in Education
- Children, Families and Cultural Diversity: Philosophical Perspectives