BSc Psychology in Education
Entry requirements
A level: ABB including at least one science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Geography, Physics, Psychology, Statistics) IB: 34 points, including a Higher Level science BTEC: DDM including science-related units.
About this course
BSc (Hons) Psychology in Education, an education degree exploring the intersection of psychological theory and educational contexts. Core topics include Research Methods. The course provides Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). The first year covers foundational concepts through modules such as Psychological Perspectives on Education, Researching Education, Mind, Brain, & Education 1, and Social Psychology in Education. The second year builds upon this with Mind, Brain & Education 2, Developmental Psychology & Education, Qualitative Research Skills, and Special Educational Needs and Disability. The final year involves independent research through a compulsory Dissertation. Students can also select from a broad range of optional modules covering topics such as Education and Global Development, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Assessment in Education, and Bullying in School.
Modules
- Psychological Perspectives on Education
- Researching Education
- Meanings and Contexts of Education
- Mind, Brain, & Education 1
- Quantitative Research Skills 1
- Social Psychology in Education
- Mind, Brain & Education 2
- Developmental Psychology & Education
- Qualitative Research Skills
- Individual Differences In Education
- Special Educational Needs and Disability
- Quantitative Research Skills 2
- Dissertation
- Education and Global Development
- Assessment in Education
- Learning Gender:Exploring the Links Between Gender, Education & Society
- Dressed for Success: Bringing Texts Alive in the Classroom
- Perspectives on Literacy in Education
- Bullying in School
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Reading Development and Disorders
- Language and Psychology
- Positive Psychology in Education
- Has Neuroscience Entered the Classroom?
- Intelligence
- Genetics and Education
- Researching Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education
- Race, Difference, Equity and Equality and other issues in Education
- Psychology and Neuroscience of Well-being in Education
- Supporting Pupils' Psychological Wellbeing at School