BSc Psychology
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points: 112 A-level: BBC BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM T-level: Merit
About this course
BSc (Hons) Psychology, accredited by the British Psychological Society. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Human Behaviour. Students study core areas including social, biological, cognitive, and developmental psychology in the first year, with optional specialist pathways available in later years. A supervised research project in the final year allows independent investigation of a chosen topic.
Modules
- Exploring Psychology
- Research Approaches in Psychology
- Professional Skills and Practice
- Psychology Through Life
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Introduction to Psychology with Sport & Exercise
- Understanding Psychology in Criminal & Forensic Contexts
- Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education
- Cognitive Neuroscience and Biological Approaches
- The Individual and the Social World
- Research Skills in Psychology
- Evolution and Human Behaviour
- Psychology in the Modern World
- Experimental Psychology
- Animal Behaviour
- Psychological Perspectives on Mental Health Difficulties
- Applied Sports Psychology
- Applied Forensic Psychology
- Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education
- Psychology Research Project (Dissertation equivalent module)
- Work Based Learning
- Business Psychology
- Coaching Psychology
- Positive Psychology
- Cyberpsychology
- Social Cognition & Emotion
- Understanding Trauma and Violence
- Living with Long Term Conditions
- Negotiated Topics in Psychology
- Psychology and the Media
- Environmental Psychology
- Perception and Action
- Counselling Skills in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Voices and Rights: Children and Young People in Society