BSc Psychology with Education
About this course
BSc in Psychology with Education, a psychology and education degree focusing on psychological theories and their application in educational contexts. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society. Students in the first year cover compulsory foundations through Psychological Research, Contemporary Applications of Psychology, and Psychology: Science of Behaviour, alongside optional choices. The second year progresses with compulsory study in Social and Developmental Psychology, Brain and Behaviour, Personality and Individual Differences, Cognitive Psychology, and Research Methods and Statistics, plus further options. The final year includes compulsory advanced study in Psychology and Neuroscience in Education and an independent Psychology Research Project. Optional modules across the degree span specialized topics such as Creativity and Education, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Applications and Practice, and The Psychology of Multilanguage Acquisition across the Lifespan.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA (Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics, or Biology preferred.) IB: 38 points (A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Higher levels in Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics, or Biology preferred.)
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 39%: 69 offers from 179 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 66 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 93%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 85 students who started
- Continued on course: 93%
- Left higher education: 6%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Therapy professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Research and Development (RandD) and Other Research Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 95%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 85%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 76%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 90 students who started
- A levels: 88%
- Baccalaureate: 8%
- Access course: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other qualifications: 1%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Psychological Research
- Contemporary Applications of Psychology
- Psychology: Science of Behaviour
- Introduction to Philosophy of Education with Fiction
- Living in a Schooled Society
- Foundations in the Sociology of Education
- Literacy, Language and Communication
- How People Learn
- Youth in a Globalising World
- Global London: Contemporary Urban Education, Culture and Space
- Creating Learning Environments
- Global childhoods: her/histories, cultures, and societies
- Understanding play and pedagogy around the world
- Social and Developmental Psychology
- Brain and Behaviour
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Cognitive Psychology
- Research Methods and Statistics
- Educating and Organising for Social Justice
- The Learning Sciences
- Philosophy, Thought and Perception in Education
- Educating Minorities, Migrants and Refugees
- Children with Disabilities: Theory, Politics and Experience
- Materials and meanings of education: International perspectives
- Children in Society: Anthropological, Historical and Sociological Perspectives
- Voice and choice: social justice, children's rights and democratic early childhood pedagogies
- Uncertainty in contemporary societies: A psychosocial approach to wellbeing
- Families in Society
- Psychology and Neuroscience in Education
- Psychology Research Project
- Creativity and Education
- Radical Education
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Applications and Practice
- Criminal Journeys: the Individual and the Environment
- Applied Social and Developmental Psychology
- Special and Inclusive Education
- The Psychology of Multilanguage Acquisition across the Lifespan
- International education in low and middle income contexts
- International Development
- Love, intimacy and sexuality
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Psychology with Education at University College London earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £24,500 after 3 years, £29,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,000 and £35,000. The £29,500 median after five years is £2,000 more than the UK median for Psychology.
What do graduates of BSc Psychology with Education at University College London do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Psychology with Education at University College London?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BSc Psychology with Education at University College London?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 38 points in the IB. The average entrant had 163 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Psychology with Education at University College London?
39% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 69 offers from 179 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Is BSc Psychology with Education at University College London accredited?
Yes. Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
How many students continue on BSc Psychology with Education at University College London?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.