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BSc Psychology (with a professional placement year)

University of Sussex

Institution
University of Sussex
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Psychology (with a professional placement year) BSc (Hons)
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
C802
Typical offer
A-level AAB, IB 34

Entry requirements

A level: AAB IB: 34 points

About this course

BSc (Hons) in Psychology, combining statistics with research methods. Core topics include Statistics and Research Methods. An optional professional placement year is available, and students can take electives from other subjects. The course provides access to research facilities including a child development research suite and a human psychophysiology laboratory.

Modules

  • Cognition in Clinical Contexts
  • Individuals and Groups
  • Psychology as a science
  • Analysing data
  • Psychobiology
  • Psychology of Childhood
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Discovering Statistics
  • Brain and Behaviour
  • Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
  • Social Psychology
  • Sleep and Mental Health
  • Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
  • Research Dissertation
  • Attention: Distraction, Daydreaming and Diversity
  • Biological Psychology of Mental Health
  • Child Language: Development, Disorders and Individual Differences
  • Children's Peer Relationships
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Educational Psychology
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Nature and Nurture of Mental Health
  • Prejudice, Discrimination and Intergroup Relations
  • Psychology of Appetite
  • Psychology of Collective Action
  • Psychology of Sleep
  • Science of Memory
  • Self Regulation: The Science of Achieving Your Goals
  • Selves and Identities
  • Social Connection and Disconnection
  • Ageing and Dementia
  • Autism Across the Lifespan
  • Clinical Psychology in Practice
  • Conscious and Unconscious Mental Processes
  • Contemporary Topics in Child Development and Wellbeing
  • Drugs, Brain and Behaviour
  • Family Psychology
  • Manipulating Minds
  • Organisational Psychology
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychology and Culture
  • Psychology of Exercise and Wellbeing