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BSc Psychology

University of Southampton

Institution
University of Southampton
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Psychology
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
C800
Typical offer
A-level AAB, IB 34

Entry requirements

A level: AAB including one accepted science subject or AAA if not studying a required subject. IB: Pass, with 34 points overall with 665 points at Higher Level, including an accepted science subject at Higher Level, or Pass, with 36 points overall with 666 at Higher Level

About this course

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a psychology degree centred on the scientific study of the human mind and mental processes. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Research Methods, Human Behaviour, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. This degree is accredited by the British Psychological Society. The first year covers foundational subjects through Becoming a Psychology Researcher 1, Behavioural Neuroscience, and Introduction to Psychology, alongside optional modules such as The Psychology of Mental Health. The second year progresses with core studies in Becoming a Psychology Researcher 2, Clinical Psychology, and Social Psychology, complemented by optional choices like Cognitive Neuroscience and Criminological Psychology. The final year focuses on advanced research and application through the Empirical Project and Psychology in the Real World, with options including AI Applications in Psychology and Advanced Quantitative Research Skills.

Modules

  • Academic Support and Employability 1
  • Becoming a Psychology Researcher 1
  • Behavioural Neuroscience
  • Individual Differences
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Learning to Learn
  • Psychology of Attractiveness
  • Ideas that Shape the Contemporary World - Work, Change and Organisations
  • The Psychology of Mental Health
  • Academic Support and Employability 2
  • Becoming a Psychology Researcher 2
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Perception
  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology in Education
  • Criminological Psychology
  • Emerging and Resilient India
  • Engineering Replacement Body Parts
  • Global Health
  • Global Sustainability Challenges
  • Human Origins
  • Intercultural Communication in a Global World
  • Introduction to Health Psychology
  • Life in the Cosmos
  • Academic Support and Employability 3
  • Empirical Project
  • Psychology in the Real World
  • AI Applications in Psychology
  • Advanced Quantitative Research Skills
  • Attachment & Personal Relationships
  • Building Digital Health Interventions
  • CBT: Theory in Practice
  • Cognitive Psychology in Education
  • Current & Emerging Issues in Psycho-Oncology & Pain Research
  • Current Topics in Cognitive Psychology
  • Emerging and Resilient India
  • Global Health
  • Global Sustainability Challenges
  • Human Sexual Diversity
  • Intercultural Communication in a Global World
  • Introduction to Educational Psychology
  • Life in the Cosmos
  • Moral Psychology
  • Neurodiversity and Development
  • Nostalgia
  • Philosophy and Ethics in Psychology and AI
  • Psychology of Advertising
  • Social and Affective Neuroscience
  • Social and Psychological Approaches to Understanding Sexual Health
  • Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme