BSc Education and Psychology
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level
About this course
Bachelor of Science in Education and Psychology, a psychology and education degree centred on the scientific study of learning and schooling environments. Core topics include Human Behaviour, Research Methods, Statistics, and Programming. The course holds accreditation from the British Psychological Society and can lead to Chartered Membership. The first year establishes core foundations through modules such as Behavioural Neuroscience, Contemporary Education Issues, Problems and Policies, Individual Differences, Introduction to Statistical Analysis, Professional Skills and Career Readiness, Researching Learning and Education, Special Educational Needs and Disability, and Teachers and Teaching. The second year expands into psychological models and research approaches via Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology in Education, Developmental Psychology, Research Methods in Education and Psychology, and Social Psychology, alongside optional areas like Cognitive Neuroscience, Curriculum Design, Early Years Education: Critical Observations, Employability, Introduction to Health Psychology, Language, Literacy and Literature in Education, Leading and Managing in Education, Perception, and Race and Ethnicity in Society. The third year builds advanced analytical capabilities through Advanced Research Methods, while offering extensive optional modules spanning Advanced Quantitative Research Skills, Attachment & Personal Relationships, Current & Emerging Issues in Psycho-Oncology & Pain Research, Education in a Changing World, Exploring the Hidden Assumptions in Education, Human Sexual Diversity, Introduction to Educational Psychology, Learning and Teaching Mathematics, Moral Psychology, Neurodiversity and Development, Nostalgia, Psychology of Advertising, Rethinking Autism, Social Justice & Inclusive Education, Social and Affective Neuroscience, Social and Psychological Approaches to Understanding Sexual Health, Sociology of Education, and Supporting Additional Learning Needs: Critical Observations, with options to undertake a Dissertation or Empirical Project.
Modules
- Behavioural Neuroscience
- Contemporary Education Issues, Problems and Policies
- Individual Differences
- Introduction to Statistical Analysis
- Professional Skills and Career Readiness
- Researching Learning and Education
- Special Educational Needs and Disability
- Teachers and Teaching
- Clinical Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology in Education
- Developmental Psychology
- Research Methods in Education and Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Curriculum Design
- Early Years Education: Critical Observations
- Employability
- Introduction to Health Psychology
- Language, Literacy and Literature in Education
- Leading and Managing in Education
- Perception
- Race and Ethnicity in Society
- Advanced Research Methods
- Advanced Quantitative Research Skills
- Attachment & Personal Relationships
- Current & Emerging Issues in Psycho-Oncology & Pain Research
- Dissertation
- Education in a Changing World
- Empirical Project
- Exploring the Hidden Assumptions in Education
- Human Sexual Diversity
- Introduction to Educational Psychology
- Learning and Teaching Mathematics
- Moral Psychology
- Neurodiversity and Development
- Nostalgia
- Psychology of Advertising
- Rethinking Autism
- Social Justice & Inclusive Education
- Social and Affective Neuroscience
- Social and Psychological Approaches to Understanding Sexual Health
- Sociology of Education
- Supporting Additional Learning Needs: Critical Observations